22 of Earth’s 34 ‘vital signs’ are flashing red, new climate report reveals – but there’s still time to act
Without significant reductions in emissions, the planet could be on a dangerous “greenhouse trajectory” that would completely solve climate chaos. That’s one of the lessons learned from a new report that found 22 of Earth’s 34 “vital signs” are flashing red, indicating the planet is in crisis. Earth’s vital signs are markers of the planet’s […]
First “mummified” ungulate dinosaur discovered in Wyoming wasteland
This mummified duck-billed dinosaur fossil is a juvenile Edmontosaurus anectens, nicknamed “Ed Junior.” (Image credit: Photo by Tyler Keillor/Fossil Lab)) Two extremely rare dinosaur “mummies” discovered in a Wyoming wasteland are the first examples of ungulate reptiles, according to a new study. Researchers have discovered a pair of skeletons of a 66-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur (Edmontosaurus […]
Diagnostic dilemma: Your baby suddenly starts smelling rotten fish.
Patient: 12-month-old boy living in Portugal Symptoms: Shortly after eating various types of fish, the child’s body began to smell like rotten fish. The smell was noxious and strong, especially around the head and hands. The first time something like this happened was when he was 10 months old. (The child was exclusively breastfed as […]
History of Science: First computer-to-computer messages lay the foundation for the Internet, but it crashes — October 29, 1969
simple facts Milestone: first computer-to-computer communication Date and time: October 29, 1969, 10:30 p.m. Location: Los Angeles to Menlo Park, California People: From graduate student Charlie Klein to computer engineer Bill Duvall. Late one evening, UCLA graduate student Charlie Klein sat down at a computer the size of a refrigerator and sent the message “lo” […]
James Webb Telescope detects five ‘building blocks of life’ for the first time in the Milky Way’s outer ice
Scientists have discovered, for the first time, the complex building blocks of life in the ice surrounding a star in the Milky Way. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers detected five large carbon-based compounds around protostars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits close to the Milky Way. The discovery […]
A “miracle” photo that shows Comet Lemon and a meteor intertwined on Earth
Astronomers recently pointed their telescopes over Manciano, Italy, and captured something incredible. A bright comet appeared to be wrapped in a corkscrew trail of meteors, shining like a cosmic barber’s pole in the same part of the sky. Because there are millions of miles between the meteor in the foreground and the comet in the […]
Would you like to abolish daylight saving time?
Many countries adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST), which moves clocks forward one hour in March to allow for more daylight hours in the spring and summer. The United States is preparing to return to standard time on Sunday, November 2, as all states except two (excluding the Navajo Nation), Hawaii and Arizona, have implemented DST. […]
Watch as the Air Force flies inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn ‘storm of the century’ will have devastating impact on Jamaica
The Air Force has captured stunning footage from inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa, which is expected to cause widespread damage when it makes landfall in Jamaica. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” entered the hurricane Monday morning (October 27) to collect data for the National Hurricane Center, News18 reported. Hurricane […]
‘This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we’ve ever seen before,’ says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley
Within weeks of the first cases of a “mysterious pneumonia-like illness” being reported in Wuhan, China, public health leaders were convening to assess the threat and shore up systems to mitigate the potential harm to come. This work started unfolding months before COVID-19 would be officially declared a pandemic. Dr. Seth Berkley — a renowned […]
A glowing ‘skull’ stares up from a giant volcanic hole in the Sahara Desert — Earth as seen from space
simple facts Where is it? Trou aux Natrons, Tibesti Massif, Chad [20.96825691, 16.571382232] What is in the photo? Skull-like structure inside volcanic caldera appears to stare into space Who took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) When was it taken? February 12, 2023 This eerie astronaut photo shows a ghostly […]