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B Fungosa

Cameras Finally Captured How a Parasitic Plant That Mimics Mushrooms Spreads Its Seeds—and an Unexpected Ally Was Revealed

Hidden Charcoal Inside a Famous French Cave Just Rewrote the Timeline of Its Ice Age Paintings

MACS J0308.9+2645 gravitational arc

James Webb Space Telescope Data Reveals a Previously Undiscovered ‘Gravitational Arc’ That Was Hidden in Plain Sight

chicken talk

Look Who’s Clucking! Canadian Researchers Are Using Cutting-Edge Tech to Decode Chicken Chatter

Christopher Plain·February 8, 2024
Researcher from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia say they are using advanced technology to successfully create a Star Trek-style universal chicken translator.
Smart Earrings

Forget Smart Watches. Here Come Smart Earrings

Christopher Plain·February 8, 2024
University of Washington researchers have developed a prototype pair of smart earrings that can monitor a wide range of bodily functions.
lunar exploration

NASA to Conduct Experiment Near the Moon’s Mysterious South Pole That Could Radically Change Future Lunar Exploration

Micah Hanks·February 7, 2024
NASA has announced new plans for an experiment on the Moon that could fundamentally change the future of lunar exploration, the agency said this week.
mega-hurricanes

Study Calls for New Category 6 Mega-Hurricane Classification Amid Climate Change

Tim McMillan·February 7, 2024
New study suggests adding a Category 6 to the current hurricane scale due to increased mega-hurricanes from global warming.
Morpheus Space field emission electric propulsion JOURNEY

Exclusive: Morpheus Space Unveils New Thruster That Uses Liquid Metal as a Propellant

Christopher Plain·February 7, 2024
Morpheus Space has unveiled their new GO-2 field emission electric propulsion thruster that uses liquid metal as a propellant.
lucid dreaming

Lucid Dreaming Breakthrough Achieved as Researchers Report Successful Control of a Virtual Object While Sleeping

Micah Hanks·February 7, 2024
California researchers at REMspace say the first two-way control of a virtual object by participants while lucid dreaming has been documented.
volcanic lightning

Volcanic Lightning Could Have Ignited Life on Earth, New Study Finds

MJ Banias·February 7, 2024
A new study proposes that volcanic lightning may have played a pivotal role in sparking the origin of life on Earth.
Super Earth TOI-715b

NASA Announces Discovery of a Cosmically Close “Super Earth” Orbiting Within its Star’s Habitable Zone

Christopher Plain·February 6, 2024
NASA researchers say they have spotted a Super Earth that is only 137 light years away and orbits within its star's habitable zone.
jade mask

Mysterious Jade Mask and Other Artifacts in 1700-Year-Old Tomb Reveal the Existence of an Unknown Maya Ruler

Micah Hanks·February 6, 2024
Artifacts including a jade mask unearthed in a 1,700-year-old tomb could point to an undocumented chapter in the history of the Maya Empire.
focused ultrasound

Focusing Ultrasound Deep into the Human Brain May Revolutionize the Treatment of Pain

Christopher Plain·February 6, 2024
Virginia Tech researchers say they have successfully reduced pain and its stress-induced effects by targeting focused ultrasound deep into the human brain.
microbes

This Incredible New Tool Can Identify Microbes from Anywhere on Earth in Just Seconds

Micah Hanks·February 5, 2024
Researchers have developed a new tool that will allow microbes in samples from virtually anywhere in the world to be identified in mere seconds.
US space force

U.S. Space Force Reveals Plans to Send One of Its Guardians to Space in a Historic First

Micah Hanks·February 5, 2024
The U.S. Space Force has announced plans to send one of its Guardians to space for the first time, in a mission to the International Space Station.
3D-Printed Brain Tissue

Revolutionary 3D-Printed Brain Tissue Paves the Way for Advances in Neurological Research

Tim McMillan·February 5, 2024
A groundbreaking 3D-printed brain tissue created by UW-Madison scientists offers new insights into neurological diseases and brain function.
Mars methane

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Closer to Solving Mystery of Methane Biosignature on Mars, Aiding Search for Life

Christopher Plain·February 5, 2024
Researchers are closing in the source of methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, upping the chances of finding signs of life on the red planet.

Scientists Succeed in Producing A Durable “Time Crystal”

MJ Banias·February 2, 2024
Researchers have developed an ultra-robust time crystal, and a new method to keep it stable for over 40 minutes.
mysterious polygons

Mars Rover Spots Mysterious Polygons Hidden Beneath the Red Planet’s Surface

Christopher Plain·February 2, 2024
Ground penetrating radar data captured by China's Zhurong Mars rover has revealed the presence of a series of 16 mysterious polygons hidden beneath the planet's surface.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA Just Tested a Crucial Technology That May Soon Help Its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Detect Life on Distant Worlds  

Micah Hanks·February 2, 2024
NASA says it has successfully administered multiple tests to a new instrument on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will allow unprecedented views of planets beyond our solar system.
powered exclusively by sound

This “Magical” Sensor is Powered Exclusively by Sound and can be Activated with a Single Word

Christopher Plain·February 2, 2024
Swiss inventors have created a seemingly magical, patented sensor powered exclusively by sound that could have numerous medical and industrial applications.
supercritical CO2

Southwest Research Institute’s Supercritical CO2 Power Generation Demo Plant Announces Successful Test-Firing

Christopher Plain·February 1, 2024
The Southwest Research Institute has announced the first-ever successful test firing of their potentially revolutionary supercritical CO2 power demo pilot plant.
midjourney nsfw

AI Image Generator Midjourney Is Accidentally Creating NSFW Content, Violating Its Own Guidelines

MJ Banias·February 1, 2024
AI-image platform Midjourney is accidently generating nude images, making some critics wonder what is going on behind the virtual scenes.
Homo sapiens

Homo Sapiens Arriving in Northern Europe Over 45,000 Years Ago Encountered This Enigmatic Human Species

Christopher Plain·February 1, 2024
Genetic Analysis of human bones shows Homo sapiens arrived in Northern Europe and encountered this enigmatic human species over 45,000 years ago.
phenomenon

What’s That in the Night Sky? Photographer Captures Rare, Perplexing Phenomenon in Striking New Images

Micah Hanks·January 31, 2024
A rare natural electrical phenomenon was recently captured in images of the night sky over Iceland’s Kerid Crater.
Winchcombe meteorite

Cutting-Edge Analysis of the Winchcombe Meteorite Confirms Presence of Life-Supporting Organic Compounds

Christopher Plain·January 31, 2024
Researchers using a high-resolution electron microscope have confirmed the presence of organic compounds within the Winchcombe meteorite without the use of any chemicals.
time reversibility

First Ever Successful Measurement of Material Aging in Glass Reveals Unexpected Time Reversibility

Christopher Plain·January 31, 2024
While making the first-ever direct measurement of material aging, German researchers unexpectedly discover time reversibility in glass.
mysterious noise

A Mysterious Noise is Aggravating South Florida Residents. Here’s How One Woman is Working to Find Out What’s Causing It.

Micah Hanks·January 30, 2024
The cause behind a mysterious noise that has perplexed residents of South Tampa, Florida, could soon be revealed, with help from a crowdfunded effort to fund scientific investigations into its cause.
Flightline of the Future

Game-Changing ‘Flightline of the Future’ Leverages Augmented Reality for Transmission of Sensitive Military Aircraft Data at High Speeds

Micah Hanks·January 30, 2024
Northrup Grumman and its partners have unveiled a new system that facilitates the secure transmission of sensitive, classified military data at high speeds.
ocean

Rare Sighting Captured in Photos Reveals an Ocean ‘Monster’ You’ve Never Seen Like This

Micah Hanks·January 30, 2024
Researchers have captured the first images of an infant great white shark, a discovery that could solve a longstanding mystery about this enigmatic species.
starfield spacesuit

Starfield, Xbox, and the European Space Agency Are Giving Away a Real-Life Spacesuit

Christopher Plain·January 30, 2024
Starfield creator Bethesda Game Studios, Xbox, and the European Space Agency are giving away a customized spacesuit to whoever comes up with the best design.

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Amazing New Images of 19 Distant Spiral Galaxies

MJ Banias·January 29, 2024
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning new series of near- and mid-infrared images that depict 19 nearby spiral galaxies in vivid detail.
multi-terrain invisibility

“Chimera” Metamaterial Achieves Previously Impossible Multi-Terrain Invisibility

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
A metamaterial that incorporates the camouflaging capabilities of three different animals successfully achieves the first-ever multi-terrain invisibility.
virus-like

Discovery of ‘Obelisks’ Reveals an Entirely New Class of Virus-Like Agents in Our Bodies

Micah Hanks·January 29, 2024
An international team of researchers has revealed the existence of a previously unrecognized variety of virus-like agents that reside within the human body.
Mars Jezero crater

Chances That Odd Soil Samples Collected at Mars’ Jezero Crater Contain Signs of Ancient Life Just Increased Dramatically

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
New analysis of the subsurface features beneath Mars Jezero crater dramatically increases the chances the Perseverance rover's soil samples contain signs of ancient life.
lithium battery

Department of Energy-Funded Ultrafast Lithium Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes

Christopher Plain·January 29, 2024
A team of Cornell University researchers funded by the Department of Energy say they have invented a new lithium battery that can be fully charged in just five minutes.
lunar south pole

‘Strategic Location’ For Future Base at the Lunar South Pole is Being Rocked by Mysterious Moonquakes, NASA Images Reveal

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
A NASA-funded study of a key strategic location on the Moon has revealed the presence of moonquakes and faults near the lunar south pole.
hellchicken

Human-Sized “Hell Chicken” Roamed The Earth Millions of Years Ago, New Paleontological Research Finds

MJ Banias·January 26, 2024
Scientists have unearthed a new ancient species with a name straight out of a B-movie: the "Hell Chicken."
Hubble Space Telescope

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Has Made “a Landmark Discovery” in the Atmosphere of This Small Exoplanet

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made "a landmark discovery" through observations of the atmosphere of a tiny distant exoplanet.
Ingenuity helicopter

Ingenuity Helicopter Ends Its Historic Mars Mission, as NASA Reveals What Finally Grounded the First Aircraft to Fly on Another Planet

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2024
NASA has announced that the Ingenuity helicopter has formally concluded its mission on Mars, following dozens of successful test flights during its three-year tenure on the planet.
advanced material culture

Evidence of 45,000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture Discovered in North China

Micah Hanks·January 25, 2024
Evidence of an advanced material culture that once thrived 45,000 years ago in Asia has been discovered in North China, according to an international team of archaeologists.
exomoon

Something is Orbiting These Distant Exoplanets After All, According to Researchers Who Fire Back Over Exomoon Controversy

MJ Banias·January 25, 2024
Have we discovered Exomoons? Recent news of moons orbiting planets outside our solar system has sparked debate in the astronomical community.
hunter-gatherers

People Living in the Andes 9,000 Years Ago May Completely Redefine Our Understanding of Hunter-Gatherers

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2024
Isotopic analysis reveals people living 9,000-6,500 years ago in the Andes Mountains were not hunter-gatherers as previously believed.
fountain of youth

Did This Biomedical Sciences Professor Just Discover the Fountain of Youth?

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2024
Researchers specializing in aging and cellular senescence say they may have found a real-life fountain of youth hiding within our own bodies.
Darwin

Darwin’s Theories About Life on Earth Gain Fresh Support, May Aid the Search for Life on Other Worlds

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
A new study by researchers from the University of Washington is lending fresh support to Charles Darwin's idea that the origin of life on Earth began in phosphate-rich bodies of water.
lunar reconnaissance orbiter

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Fired a Laser at a Spacecraft on the Moon. Here’s the Reason Why.

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2024
NASA recently revealed that a laser beam was fired from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) at a spacecraft on the Moon’s surface.
DragonFire

UK Ministry of Defense Says High-Powered DragonFire Combat Laser Successfully Downed Aerial Target 

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
The UK Ministry of Defense has announced the first successful downing of an aerial threat using its DragonFire combat laser system.
clean drinking water

Miracle Filtration System Marks Quantum-Leap in Global Access to Clean Drinking Water Using This Revolutionary Biomaterial

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2024
A new 'miracle' portable water filtration system could make clean drinking water available to people around the world.
micro-robots

Sci-Fi Nightmare? These Insect-inspired Micro-Robots are the Smallest, Lightest, and Fastest Ever Built

Christopher Plain·January 24, 2024
Like something right out of a science fiction nightmare, Washington State University engineers have created a pair of insect-inspired micro-robots that are the smallest, lightest, and fastest ever built.
world's smallest knot

At Just 54 Atoms, Scientists Made History by Tying the World’s Smallest Knot, and They Have No Idea How They Did It

Micah Hanks·January 23, 2024
An international team of chemists has set a new world record for tying the world’s smallest knot, which they say consists of only 54 atoms.

Scientists Successfully Trap Individual Krypton Atoms to Create the First-Ever One-Dimensional Gas

Christopher Plain·January 23, 2024
For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Nottingham have successfully trapped individual atoms of krypton to create a one-dimensional gas.
violent video games

Researchers Examine Whether Violent Video Games Numb People to Real-World Violence

Christopher Plain·January 23, 2024
A team of international researchers took a closer look at violent video games to see if the adversely affect empathy by numbing players to real-world violence.
dragons

200-Million-Years Ago, These Winged ‘Dragons’ Glided Through England’s Ancient Skies

Micah Hanks·January 22, 2024
On an ancient subtropical island that once existed near modern-day South West England, a species of winged creatures that closely resembled tiny dragons once thrived, new research has revealed.

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