New images suggest interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in an ‘ice volcano’
Comet 3I/ATLAS appears to have spiral jets erupting from its surface, which the authors of the new preprint interpret as a type of cryovolcanism. (Image credit: Josep M. Trigo-RodrÃguez/B06 Montseny Observatory) New observations suggest that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be covered in erupting “cryovolcanoes.” Researchers found evidence that a series of cryovolcanoes (nicknamed “cryovolcanoes”) […]
Oops! Russia accidentally destroys the only operational launch pad as astronauts take off to the ISS
Russia’s only operating launch pad has been temporarily disabled after sustaining severe damage during its recent launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Experts say this leaves the country unable to send humans into space for the first time in more than 60 years. On Thanksgiving Day (November 27), the Soyuz MS-28 […]
AI-generated images of cats on bananas exist because children scavenge in the soil for toxic substances. Is it really worth it?
Behind the achievements of large-scale language models like Chat GPT lie efforts with complex environmental and social impacts, from mineral extraction by children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to training systems that subject people to violent and degrading images in countries like Nigeria, to vast, resource-hungry data centers in regions with cheap access […]
Study finds once-in-100-year floods will become annual events in northeastern U.S. for the next 75 years
Extreme hurricane flooding in the northeastern United States, which once occurred once every 100 years, could become an annual occurrence by the end of this century, a new study has found. The researchers wanted to predict how changes in hurricane behavior (which are expected to become more frequent and intense) and rising sea levels due […]
Early trials suggest a ‘functional cure’ for HIV may be within reach
Approximately 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV. Advances in treatment have meant that infectious diseases are no longer the death sentence they once were, but researchers have so far been unable to find a cure. Instead, people living with HIV must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest of their lives. […]
Today’s Biggest Science News: X-Class Solar Flare | Chernobyl Fungus Modern humans interbred with ‘hobbits’
refresh 2025-12-01T15:15:17.699Z living in the zone And mushrooms aren’t the only strange life forms thriving in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. Some insects appear to be unaffected by radiation. The wild offspring of a pet dog. And wild horses are an endangered species whose numbers are increasing explosively. Humans make lemonade, or an apple-based moonshine called Atomic, […]
‘Potentially dangerous’ asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth’s first real planetary defense experiment
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon,” two movies depicting the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely to hold relatively high positions in space agencies. Don’t Look Up also offered a more modern, but more pessimistic (or unfortunately realistic?) look at what could potentially happen […]
Roman sun hat: ‘extremely rare’ 1,600-year-old brimmed hat that may have protected Roman soldiers from Egyptian sandstorms
simple facts Name: Roman sun hat What is it: conical felt wool hat Birthplace: Rahn, Egypt Created: Between 395 and 642 AD This sun hat was made from felted wool in various colors in Egypt during the early Christian or Coptic period. This is one of only three hats best preserved through time. The sun […]
Philosophers say time may be a psychological projection
“Time passes”, “Time waits for no one”, “As time passes”: When we talk about time, we tend to strongly imply that the passage of time is some kind of real process happening in the world. We live in the present moment, moving through time as events come and go, fading into the past. However, try […]
Antarctica’s Southern Ocean may be preparing for a thermal ‘burp’ that could last 100 years
Think about your morning cup of coffee. Warm the water with the heating element of the kettle or the flame on the stove, infuse it with beans and pour it into a mug. Maybe you’re busy and your cup of joe sits there for a while, releasing heat into the room’s atmosphere until it reaches […]