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3 Min Read Betelgeuse and the Crab Nebula: Stellar Death and Rebirth This highly detailed image of the Crab Nebula was assembled by combining data from five telescopes spanning nearly the entire breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum: The Very Large Array (radio) in red; Spitzer Space Telescope (in...
Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate cluttered spaces, and sort thousands of parcels an hour. But ask a robot to touch something gently, safely, or meaningfully, and the limits appear instantly. As a researcher in soft...
Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live in trees. In Tanzania’s Pare mountains, near the border with Kenya, they’ve adapted to life on steep rocky outcrops as forests disappeared over the centuries, a recent study has found. Eastern tree hyraxes...
Using AI, researchers identified one tiny molecular interaction that viruses need to infect cells. Disrupting it stopped the virus before infection could begin....
The soldiers guarding the Roman Empire’s northwestern frontier had a real parasite problem. Scientists analyzing the sewer drains from the Roman fort Vindolanda (near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England) found three types of intestinal parasites—roundworm,whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis. The finding...
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A 15-minute exercise of visualizing one's ideal future can reduce anxiety and improve mood, according to research. The exercise, called the Best Possible Self exercise, involves writing about what life would look like if everything went as well as possible.
To get in the holiday spirit, a group of physicists in the Netherlands recently crafted a tiny, 3D-printed Christmas tree from ice particles. The novel method isn’t only good for decorative projects, however. According to their explainer in Nature, the approach could be useful across a range of indu...
We often look back on past moral crises and imagine ourselves acting differently: resisting sooner, refusing silence, choosing courage over complicity. It’s a reassuring fiction, but a fiction all the same. Historical records have shown how readily authority can override personal morality, even when...
As a part of the beloved boy band One Direction, Niall Horan topped the charts as one of the biggest pop artists of the 2010s. He and bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and the late Liam Pain saw their success grow rapidly after coming in third on Simon Cowell’s The X Factor. After...
We love a good out-of-the-box talent. When someone accomplishes something we never even thought possible, it’s even better. If that’s your kind of thing, too, let us introduce you to Cody Sabol. He’s an artist, a painter to be exact, but it’s not like any other painting you’ve probably ever seen. He...
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View image in fullscreenOn top of the whirl … a fox admires the northern lights in Kilpisjärvi, at the north-western tip of Finland Photograph: Dennis Lehtonen/SWNSShareView image in fullscreenHoneymoon of a lifetime … this is one of the two mated burrowing owls who stowed away on a cruise ship o...
New clinical evidence indicates that a widely used supplement may alter gut microbes involved in vitamin D biology and colorectal cancer processes....
Every year, we come back to the same question: What actually helps people feel more connected, grounded, and human? On The Science of Happiness podcast, we continue to explore what research tells us about living meaningful, joyful, and connected, to communities, our environment, and ourselves. Since...
When it comes to fast food, it seems we’re all in our chicken era. Restaurants like Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Burger King all poured big bucks into their chicken menus to stay ahead of the competition. Taste, quality, and price all remain significant factors for families trying to budget, but who s...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has added a new, rare fossil to its collection: a dome-shaped skull of a Pachycephalosaurus, a type of dinosaur that lived about 67 million years ago. The fossil was donated to the museum by philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt. (Eric Schmidt wa...
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After a groundbreaking gene therapy, a baby born with a deadly disorder is reaching milestones once out of reach. KJ Muldoon walking CHOP A year ago, doctors did not know if KJ Muldoon would survive infancy. Today, he is learning to walk at home with his family. His first steps follow a medical firs...
Featured image source: L: Bhavna Menon | R: Ravi Pathak Trigger warning: Mention of death My call with Rajkumari Yadav was brief — perhaps the shortest interview I’ve ever done. In just three minutes, the 16-year-old broke down. My simple “How are you feeling today?” brought back the day in June whe...
2 min read2025 Science Activation Opportunity NASA Science encourages all people to actively participate in science through activities and resources developed by a collaborative network of project teams drawing on NASA SMD assets (science content, experts, data, etc.). Your team can apply to be part...
Yelling a properly timed swear word isn’t only emotionally satisfying—it may have real physical and psychological benefits. In fact, a well-voiced expletive might even help take you to the next level during a particularly strenuous workout. “In many situations, people hold themselves back—consciousl...
Christmas is a week away, and we’re all getting ready to celebrate. This weekend will be filled with last-minute shopping, baking, wrapping, and probably a party or two. And if you haven’t gotten out those Christmas cards yet, it’s totally fine to post a family photo on social media and call it a da...
