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How AI is transforming hurricane forecasts
Artificial intelligence models are increasingly outperforming traditional hurricane forecasting methods, with Google DeepMind’s system accurately predicting Hurricane Isaias’s path earlier this month.
How rising seas transformed dry land into Venice lagoon
Research reveals that Venice’s lagoon was once dry land extending over 30 miles inland. Rising sea levels over 10,000 years dramatically reshaped the northern Adriatic coastline and displaced ancient populations.
The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?
New research suggests crocodiles survived the asteroid extinction event 66 million years ago because their preference for warm environments kept them in tropical refuges where conditions remained suitable after the impact.
Scientists smash oxygen nuclei to recreate matter from the Big Bang
Researchers at RHIC detected quark-gluon plasma—primordial matter from the Big Bang—in surprisingly small oxygen nucleus collisions, expanding understanding of conditions needed to create this exotic state.
Ancient ape fossil in Egypt could rewrite the story of human origins
An ancient ape fossil discovered in northern Egypt challenges prevailing theories about where human ancestors first evolved, suggesting Africa’s north played a central role in ape origins.
The Great Barrier Reef’s most notorious coral killer may actually be helping it
New research suggests that crown-of-thorns starfish, when kept at low population levels, may help maintain healthy coral diversity by controlling fast-growing coral species on the Great Barrier Reef.
Scientists shrink Archimedes’ screw to the size of a single molecule
Scientists have created a molecular motor inspired by an ancient screw design that spins when electricity passes through it and reverses direction when voltage polarity changes.
SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
Scientists at SLAC have confirmed the existence of altermagnetism, a third type of magnetism distinct from ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, using advanced X-ray experiments on manganese telluride.
‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have successfully replicated the optical properties of the 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup, an ancient Roman glass that changes color from jade green to ruby red depending on light positioning.
Scientists discover metals that defy the deep freeze at -424°F
Scientists discovered that certain metal alloys remain remarkably resistant to damage at extremely low temperatures through a previously unknown microscopic process, challenging conventional understanding of metal brittleness.
A mysterious 4,000-year-old wall is rewriting North Africa’s history
Archaeological excavations in northwest Morocco have uncovered a 4,000-year-old defensive wall structure, providing evidence of complex Bronze Age societies in North Africa previously unknown to historians.
The zeptoverse: what is it and how will it transform physics?
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider detected particles at the zeptometer scale, 100 billion times smaller than an atom, potentially revealing insights into dark matter and the universe’s fundamental nature.
NASA smashed into an asteroid. Now Hera is closing in to see what happened
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has photographed asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos as separate objects for the first time, marking a major milestone in its investigation of NASA’s 2022 asteroid collision experiment.
A hidden star is plowing through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, new evidence suggests
Astronomers have detected evidence that a hidden companion star called Siwarha is plowing through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, causing subtle disturbances in the red supergiant’s outer layers.
Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs
Pharmaceutical companies are manufacturing potential cancer drugs in orbiting spacecraft using microgravity to grow superior drug crystals, with Varda Space Industries leading the commercialization effort.
When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help ‘eat the problem’
Maryland schools are serving blue catfish sandwiches to students as part of an effort to control the invasive species, which threatens native Chesapeake Bay seafood populations.
Scientists discover mysterious seahorse lookalikes that no one has ever seen alive
Scientists have identified three previously unknown fish species from deep reefs off southern Australia that closely resemble seahorses but belong to a distinct genus, discovered through museum specimens and advanced scanning technology.
Hubble reveals a stunning twist in how the universe emerged from darkness
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope challenges a leading theory about how the early universe became transparent, finding that stellar explosions may actually block rather than enable ultraviolet radiation escape.
Charity warns about damage caused by over-foraging fungi
A Devon charity warns that over-foraging, particularly of fungi in protected areas, damages habitats and depletes food sources essential to wildlife populations.
NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to reach a historic one-light-day milestone
NASA’s Voyager 1 is approaching a one-light-day distance milestone, while engineers work to extend the aging spacecraft’s mission through power conservation upgrades and investigate a recent communication interruption.
All 5 genetic “letters” of DNA and RNA discovered in a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid
Scientists have detected all five nucleobases—the molecular building blocks of DNA and RNA—in pristine samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Ryugu, suggesting life’s genetic ingredients may have originated in space.
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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...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...