Category: 7. Science

How your brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in your sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly turpentine might smell like a lovely chianti. At best, following your nose could lead you into danger or at least…

Twenty-nine newly-launched Starlink satellites are now in low Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the internet broadband relay units lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on…

In the darkest corners of the planet, where the light of the Sun never touches, eerie glows can yet be found, illuminating the shadows.

This is bioluminescence, a remarkable ability that has evolved, separately, at least 94 times throughout…

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Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them…

Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment-one that is free of body shaming and idealised female forms, for example-is key to minimising female athletes’ future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasizes…

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

Many animals conceal illness for social…

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In hydrogen production catalysts, water droplets must detach easily from the surface to prevent blockage by bubbles, allowing for faster hydrogen generation. In…

Anacondas are among the largest living snakes in the world. They are usually 4 to 5 m long and in rare cases can reach 7 m. In new research, paleontologists analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical…

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.

Launched in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre…

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.

Launched in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre National…