NASA has announced the next steps for its beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission, the ambitious plans to retrieve multiple samples collected on the Red Planet,
Whale sharks, despite being the largest fish in the ocean, still have pretty secretive sex lives. What we do know about the reproductive behaviors of
A long-term study of the mating behavior of Seychelles warblers (Acrocephalus sechellensis) has provided some insight into the factors that influence whether bird couples stay
Ancient texts speak of a strange and valuable metal known as orichalcum. The mystical material was often dismissed as a fantastical invention – until they
In 2010, a 71-year-old man turned up to an emergency department in Verona, Italy, experiencing shortness of breath. A fairly standard case to see in
A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by colossal ice sheets and glaciers,
Albert Einstein, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the photoelectric effect and the great physicist behind general and special relativity,
The brain has its own washing machine to clear out waste products known as the glymphatic system. We’ve known about it for a while, but
Recently, a 45-year-old woman was surprised to find out she had tonsilitis and needed to have her tonsils removed. While this is a normal procedure,
A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it’s so close you should be
Geoscientists have used earthquakes to study the composition of the lower portion of the Earth’s mantle under the Pacific Ocean – and they’ve discovered something
Offshore wind farms are a valuable source of renewable energy and a crucial weapon in our arsenal in the fight against the climate crisis, but
An enormous Bronze-Age “mega fortress” has been revealed in the Caucasus mountains, leaving researchers puzzled as to the function that this colossal prehistoric structure played
NASA is sending an exciting mission to the Moon on board a commercial lander, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1. The lander is carrying ten
Ever wondered what exactly a turtle’s shell is made of? Let’s break down their composition and function. Source link
The human body is an elegantly evolved machine, though it does retain several superfluous features that are no longer essential for survival, from male nipples
Along the coasts of Chile and Peru you may find a “living rock” that looks like it bleeds. Known to science as Pyura chilensis, it’s
