Some meteors leave trails that last up to an hour. Now we can know why
To leave a lasting trail, meteors must aim downward. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors blazing 90 […]
The flute crabs are migrating north to cooler waters
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT David Johnson: So, in 2014, we were
Ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of Neanderthals
Neanderthals traveled at least two evolutionary paths on their way to extinction around 40,000 years ago, a new study suggests.
The nearest middle-aged black hole could be a crowd of lightweights
Contrary to a previous report, there is no evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s
How much is climate change due to extreme weather?
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat
Can taking ashwagandha supplements improve health?
citations J. O’Conner et al. Effect of ashwagandha on stress, sleep quality, and food cravings in college students: quantitative analysis
History ‘Wow!’ the signal may finally have a source. Sorry, they are not strangers
One of the most compelling possible signs of extraterrestrial communication may have an astrophysical explanation. Called “Wow!” signal, the bright
The Webb Telescope’s look at a stellar nursery also finds minor planets
A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded
The possibilities for dark matter have just been reduced – a lot
Scientists have just narrowed down the possible hiding places for dark matter particles. The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has searched
Some bacteria in your mouth can divide into 14 cells at once
Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its