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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
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Study says trees counter half the world’s urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.When averaged out...
Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease
BRUSSELS (AP) — Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of...
NASA released thousands more photos from Artemis II. Here are 9 of the best.
NASA over the weekend released thousands more photos from last month’s Artemis II mission around the moon.The collection of more than 12,000 images includes new views and up-close shots not previously seen from the flight. Among the photos are dramatic perspectives of...
NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.You can now browse through more than 12,000 photos taken by the Artemis 2 astronauts during their mission around the moon.The images range from stunning views of...
Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet.The 3.5-minute-long video was posted on...
Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters notorious for thwarting prisoners' escapes.At the...
A tiny world at the edge of our solar system grew a mysterious atmosphere, and we don’t know how
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A very small body, far from the sun in an icy outer realm of the solar system, has mysteriously grown an atmosphere — and scientists are stumped as to how and why...
One of the planet’s biggest cities is sinking so rapidly it’s visible from space
Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from the space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month — making the city one of the planet’s fasting-sinking capitals.The sprawling...
Best meteor shower in the Southern Hemisphere peaks tonight
Early birds are in for a celestial treat this week as activity from the Eta Aquariid meteor shower heats up — but they’ll need to keep sharp eyes on the sky.The shower will peak between Tuesday and Wednesday, with prime views before daybreak on Wednesday, according to...
Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain
A single psychedelic trip may cause physical changes in the brain that could explain why some people report psychological benefits from the experience, a small study suggests.The research, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, focused on psilocybin, the...
Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet
Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study.Microplastics shed by synthetic fabrics, rubber tires, plastic bags, bottles, and other goods as they break down have contaminated the world’s seas, soils, and...
Thin atmosphere detected around distant object beyond Pluto
Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.Thousands of frozen, rocky bodies called trans-Neptunian...