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Rare type of Lyme disease found for the first time in New York
There’s a new type of Lyme disease in New York state.Almost all cases of the tick-borne illness in the United States are caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. But B. burgdorferi is actually one of two Lyme disease-causing species in the U.S....
NASA’s dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It’s not the only probe in the Mars morgue
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This artist's concept shows NASA's MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars, with a fanciful image of her home planet in the background. . | Credit: NASA/GSFCThe Mars...
A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This composite image uses NISAR data to show vegetation in the area around South Africa. | Credit: Image by Paul Siqueira (UMass Amherst) of the NISAR science team...
Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history
When an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, it ended the age of dinosaurs and transformed life across the planet. The effects of that catastrophe are visible in the fossil record on land, but scientists know far less about what happened to fishes in the...
Genome study shows what made the extinct Ice Age cave lion unique
By Will DunhamJune 4 (Reuters) - The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and hunting large prey - and perhaps even people - before going extinct around the...
Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry and only the third time it's appeared in the...
A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change
By Hongji Kim and Minwoo ParkSANCHEONG COUNTY, South Korea, June 4 (Reuters) - Park Gyeong-je started tending beehives almost five decades ago, making it his livelihood because he liked spending time in nature. These days, however, the changing climate is making him...
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others.That was the case even though it wasn't a novel germ that...
Can black holes turn into white holes? It’s not such a crazy idea, scientists say
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration shows a black hole before and after transforming into a white hole. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)New research suggests that black holes...
Africa’s great divide: Why the continent’s split is so exciting for science
Time and time again, Hollywood has embraced an imminent apocalypse, as films like “2012” beamed the fictionalized end of the world onto the big screen.Fortunately, the scientific logic for many such movies has been, to put it lightly, creative. The planet’s crust did...
Why are there seven days in a week?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] are there seven days in a week? – Henry E., age 8, Somerville, MassachusettsWaiting for the weekend can often...
A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of two neutron stars colliding and merging. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)We could soon be able to "see" inside a neutron star and learn...
After attacks on Iran’s oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the public
Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to Earth in the form of “black rain,” prompting international health officials to warn of serious risks to the public.Residents in Tehran...
Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (at left) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] do we get the fingerprints we have? – Oscar V., age 8, Somerville, MassachusettsFingerprints are those little...
Pi pops up where you don’t expect it
Happy Pi Day, where we celebrate the world’s most famous number. The exact value of π=3.14159… has fascinated people since ancient times, and mathematicians have computed trillions of digits. But why do we care? Would it actually matter if somebody got the...
Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays
March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant.By itself, pi is simply a number, one among countless others between 3 and 4. What makes it famous is...
Galaxy season: Spring brings deep space wonder to the northern hemisphere night sky
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/ESASpring is almost here, which means it's galaxy season for amateur astronomers! Grab your telescope and join us as we highlight some of the most...
Arizona’s Meteor Crater is still revealing new secrets 50,000 years later
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A panoramic view of Meteor Crater in Arizona. | Credit: Joel Alvarez/Getty ImagesArizona's Meteor Crater and other scars leftover from collisions with space rocks...
From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.Representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is approximately...
Hubble and NASA space telescopes track ‘game-changing’ gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in ‘forbidden’ region of the universe
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Illustration shows the cosmic origin point of gamma-ray burst GRB 230906A tracked back to colliding neutron stars. | Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./S....
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