Science
Northern Lights dazzle in over half-dozen states: New York,...
Residents in over a half-dozen state took to social media to share their encounters with the Northern Lights as they make a rare appearance...
Microplastics are in our bodies. Here’s why we don’t know...
Researchers are racing to try to understand how much humans are exposed and what levels are toxic.
March planetary alignment: How and when to see it
A planetary alignment is reportedly slated for the end of the month. The dazzling display will include our moon and five planets,...
These transparent fish turn rainbow with white light. Now,...
Repeated structures in the ghost catfish’s muscles separate white light that passes through their bodies into different wavelengths.
Mathematicians have finally discovered an elusive ‘einstein’...
After half a century, mathematicians succeed in finding an ‘einstein,’ a shape that forms a tiled pattern that never repeats.
How raccoon dog DNA fits into the COVID-19 origins debate
Did the virus that causes COVID-19 come from animals or a lab? Evidence hints at animals. Either way, we should be prepping for the...
Launch of 3D-printed rocket fails after upper stage ignites,...
A debut launch of a 110-foot-tall rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts failed just minutes into its flight before plummeting...
Asteroid 2023 DZ2 to pass between Earth and moon this weekend
A massive asteroid called '2023 DZ2' will come within 100,000 miles of Earth on Saturday, March 25. NASA says this event 'only happens...
Here’s a peek into the mathematics of black holes
The universe tells us slowly rotating black holes are stable. A nearly 1,000-page proof confirms it.
Scientists have now recorded brain waves from freely moving...
The data reveal some unexpected patterns, though it’s too early to know how octopus brains control the animals’ behavior, a new study...
Potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading rapidly...
More than half of U.S. states have now reported cases of a dangerous fungus, according to a new study. Candida auris is a form of...
A hormone shot helped drunk mice sober up quickly
Drunk mice injected with the hormone FGF21 woke up and regained their balance faster than inebriated mice that did not receive the...
‘Off-Earth’ asks how to build a better future in space
As humans prepare to live in space someday, ethics should be as much of guide as science and technology, an astrophysicist argues...
DNA from Beethoven’s hair hints at what killed the composer
Many historians suspect Beethoven died from liver failure. A new analysis shows he had a heightened genetic risk for liver disease,...
A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid...
A sample from Ryugu collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft contains uracil, a component of RNA, which is found in all living cells.
Sleeping sickness is nearing elimination. An experimental...
Clinical trials of acoziborole are under way in sub-Saharan Africa, where sleeping sickness is endemic.
