Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life
Illustration of a...
What’s the difference between a tsunami and a tidal wave?
Tidal waves and tsunamis — the two most powerful types of wave on Earth— are often confused in popular discourse. While the terms...
Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub
Blades and other...
Pazyryk Swan: A 2,300-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the ‘creation of the...
Name: The Pazyryk SwanWhat it is: An ornamental plush figurine of a swan made from reindeer felt and filled with reindeer woolWhere it...
High school students who came up with ‘impossible’ proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9...
Two students who discovered a seemingly impossible proof to the Pythagorean theorem in 2022 have wowed the math community again with nine completely...
Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation
"Our finding that enhanced melting of Arctic sea-ice likely resulted in significant cooling in northern Europe in the earth's past is alarming," says...
From black cats to white spirit bears, ‘superstitions, lore and myths can shape your...
Imagine it's a crisp and sunny fall morning. You just left your local coffee shop, ready to start your day.Out of the corner...
Rain helps the ocean trap more carbon
Three decades ago, David Ho set up two pink, dinosaur-patterned children's pools in the parking lot of a NOAA building in Miami, where...
AI ‘can stunt the skills necessary for independent self-creation’: Relying on algorithms could reshape...
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) poses questions not just for technology and the expanded plethora of possibilities it brings, but for morality,...
James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered back 13 billion years to discover surprisingly lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars.The James Webb...