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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....
The March full moon glows red through Saharan dust in eerie composite view
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The full Worm Moon rises off the coast of the UK. | Credit: Josh DuryAstrophotographer Josh Dury captured a gorgeous composite view of the March full moon as it rose...
Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Mayon volcano eruption captured on Feb. 26, 2026. | Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological SurveyA new...
Medieval Farms Were a Boon for Biodiversity, Research Finds
In Europe, the diversity of plants was greatest in the years before the Black Death, at a time when small farms and pastures existed alongside grasslands and forests, new research reveals. The findings show how, under the right conditions, farms can be a boon to...