Category: 7. Science

As the world grapples with the challenges of meeting rising electricity demand, particularly in developing countries, solar energy has emerged as a beacon of hope. In sub-Saharan…

While some black holes graze lightly, others devour their meals. In 2018, sky surveys picked up an outburst that brightened by a factor of 40 within a few months and, at its peak, shone with the light of about ten trillion suns.

The flare now…

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MeerKAT, a radio telescope with a diameter of 13.5 meters operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, announced that…

When you’re waiting for a pot of water to heat up on the stove, tiny bubbles are the first sign it’s getting ready to boil. As the water gets hotter, the bubbles get bigger, until a rolling boil signals the water has reached 212 degrees…

A glacier on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula has just broken speed records. In late 2022, Hektoria Glacier retreated about five miles (8 kilometers) in just two months, making it the fastest known modern collapse of any grounded Antarctic…

A newly analyzed site in northern Kenya is reshaping the story of early human technology. An international team reports more than 1,200 stone tools from three stacked layers that span roughly 300,000 years – from 2.75 to 2.44 million years…

Astronomers capture detailed infrared images of HD 34282’s planet-forming disk

It may be hard to picture a planet as a newborn in a nursery, but astronomers have just observed one of the factories where these celestial objects are formed. The…