Category: 7. Science

NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.

The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called…

For over 400 million years, sharks have ruled the oceans, surviving mass extinctions and shifting climates. But right now, they’re facing something they may not survive – human pressure.

Overfishing, pollution, and habitat loss have pushed…

When the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) scanned a faint red-dwarf pair in 2019, astronomers noticed periodic dips in brightness that hinted at planets. The binary, catalogued as TOI-2267, lies within the constellation Canis Minor…

An extinct species of rhino that lived inside the Arctic Circle 23 million years ago has been discovered.

The…

When drought hits the African savanna, most trees shut down, hold back, and wait for rain. But one small, tough tree doesn’t follow the usual rules.

The umbrella acacia, known for its flat-topped shape and resilience, does something unexpected…

Tooth loss and bone degeneration are problems that modern medicine still struggles to fix. Data from the National Bone Health Policy Institute shows that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, and even more…

For centuries, people have noticed what beavers do on the surface – cutting trees, building dams, and creating ponds that transform forests and streams into wetlands. These changes attract birds, fish, insects, and other animals.

But what is…

Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can’t surpass the boundaries of human nature, according to new research.

Scientists have found yet more evidence that, regardless of a person’s fitness or training, the…

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by Omer Eldadi (1), Gershon Tenenbaum (1) and Avi Loeb (2)

1. Department of Psychology, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel
2. Department of Astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,…