Category: 7. Science

As the full Moon rises on 4–6 November, it marks the second of three supermoons we’ll see before the end of 2025.

That makes this week’s full Moon quite a special one, and definitely worth observing.

Here are 6 reasons you should observe the…

An international team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), has developed a groundbreaking model that…

The AXIN2 variants are a common genetic cause of tooth agenesis and may also be associated with an increased risk of cancer. Our systematic review analyzed 34 variants in 91 patients with AXIN2 variants, revealing new insights into AXIN2…

As global plastic production has ballooned, small fragments of plastic have infiltrated rivers, sea ice, and even our brains. When the minuscule fibers and shards seep into soils, they change how the soil interacts with water, according to a…

In their study, first author Palash Kumawat of the Geosciences Department at the University of Bremen and his colleagues used lipid biomarker analyses to decipher the survival strategies of the microbes in this harsh ecosystem. The high pH…

A young boy laid to rest three centuries ago in northern Italy has become a scientific first: the only nearly complete “green mummy” ever documented.

Archaeologists discovered the boy’s copper-box tomb in 1987 beneath an ancient villa in…

A tethered underwater robot found more than 1,000 fish nests in Antarctica’s western Weddell Sea. The nests are arranged in clear patterns rather than scattered.

The discovery sits in seafloor terrain that has been exposed after a giant iceberg…