Category: 7. Science

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death. They have discovered that this single inherited…

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar on March 28, 2025 involved a fast-moving rupture along the Sagaing Fault, according to a new study.

The earthquake also caused building damage and ground failure across a wide stretch of central Myanmar.

A new study looked at “kissing” in the animal kingdom. Scientifically defined, a kiss is “non aggressive, directed oral-oral contact ‘with…

In 2025, nearly 1,250 students in 71 classrooms participated in the Growing Beyond Earth Student Launch Chat, celebrating ten…

In Antarctica, beneath the ice, there is liquid water—and potentially a lot of it. That’s the takeaway from new research that used seismographic instruments to probe the still largely unstudied boundary between Antarctica’s bedrock…

Powerful summertime thunderstorms are injecting particulate matter from wildfires and additional moisture into the stratosphere—a layer of the atmosphere scientists have long thought was mostly pristine.

“The lower stratosphere…

What are the physics of life? That is more than just a philosophical question – it has practical implications for our search for life elsewhere in the galaxy. We know what Earth life looks like, on a number of levels, but finding it on…

Animals like birds and sea turtles navigate using a “biological GPS” called magnetoreception. We now actually know that many animals use this method to connect with Earth’s magnetic field so they know where to go — but scientists don’t really…