Plant CO2 uptake rises by nearly one third in new global estimates
Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment developed by scientists. The...
Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery
These ancient swords...
James Webb telescope discovers ‘inside out galaxy’ near the dawn of time
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted a strange “inside-out” galaxy at the beginning of the universe.The galaxy, named JADES-GS+53.18343−27.79097, existed just...
Solving Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox has raised new mysteries
In March 1974,...
At-home brain stimulation could be promising depression treatment, trial hints
Brain stimulation is an evidence-backed treatment for depression — and now, a clinical trial supports the idea that patients could do it themselves...
Listen to haunting sounds of Earth’s magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie...
A captivating new video shows how Earth's magnetic field went haywire and almost completely disappeared during our planet's most recent "polar reversal event,"...
The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern
A mathematical pattern...
Simple plan could raise the billions needed to stem biodiversity loss
The critically endangered...
Mask of Agamemnon: A gold death mask once thought to be evidence of the...
Name: Mask of AgamemnonWhat it is: A gold funerary mask of a man's faceWhere it is from: Mycenae, an archaeological site in southern...
‘I’d never seen such an audacious attack on anonymity before’: Clearview AI and the...
In this extract from "Your Face Belongs to Us" (Simon & Schuster, 2023), journalist Kashmir Hill recalls the emergence of Clearview AI, the...