Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we’re getting closer than ever.
Imagine a planet twice as wide as Earth, covered in an ocean that smells like sweet cabbage. Every day, a faint red star warms this ocean world and the uncountable masses of hungry, plankton-like creatures that inhabit it. They rise to the surface by the billions, joining together in a living, floating continent larger than […]
Fishermen discover the first bright orange shark in the Caribbean with two unusual conditions
The first bright orange shark with white eyes was caught and released in the Caribbean, a new study reveals. The nurse shark (Glynoghtomamoma cirratum) had a mysterious condition called Xanthism or Xanthokroism, which increased yellow pigmentation in the skin. Researchers have documented zancism in several animals, which is the first definitive case of a nurse […]
Scientists develop “glue guns” where 3D prints bone grafts directly onto fractures
Researchers have changed standard adhesives to 3D to print bone-like materials directly on fractures, paving the way for use in the operating room. The devices that have been tested in rabbits so far are particularly useful in correcting irregularly shaped fractures during surgery, researchers say. “As far as I know, there is virtually no practical […]
Narusawa Ice Cave: Lava tube with 10 feet tall ice pillars buried at the foot of Mt. Fuji
Simple facts Name: Narusawa Hioketsu Ice Cave Location: Fuji 5 Lakes Area, Japan Coordinates: 35.475766342241734, 138.6658965143265 Why it’s unbelievable: The cave was created by the lava of Mt. Fuji and now has a huge ice pillar. Narusawa’s Ice Cave is a lava tube filled with icicles and ice pillars at the foot of Mt. Fuji […]
Do you think we should stop the progression of AI before it becomes a threat to our species?
Given that its capabilities explode, there is a lot of debate about artificial intelligence (AI). From stepping on our work to questioning whether we can trust it in the first place. However, the AI used today is not the AI of the future. Scientists are increasingly convinced that they are on explicit trains to build […]
Chinese submarines explore a massive, previously unknown crater at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean – and they are full of life
Chinese researchers have discovered a huge, previously unknown hydrothermal system at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Located northeast of Papua New Guinea, the Kunlun system consists of the largest large crater, approximately 5,900 feet (1,800 meters) wide and 430 feet (130 meters) deep. These craters come together in what researchers call “pipe swarms,” which […]
James Webb Telescope finds strange discs around stars that can crush planetary theory
The strange planet-forming disc is full of carbon dioxide in areas where planets can form like Earth, with fresh observations from James Webb’s Space Telescope (JWST) show. Although the disks that form such planets usually contain water, “there is very little water in this system, and this is a dramatic contrast to what we normally […]
A 1,700-year-old abused bear skull discovered by the Roman Arena – and the injury suggests it fought in a gladiator’s stadium
The ruined skull of a brown bear, discovered near a Roman amphitheater in Serbia, reveals that the wildlife had been bred for years and fought the infection when it died about 1,700 years ago. This finding is the first direct evidence of the use of bears in gladiator arenas, and proof of the wildness of […]
Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites textbooks on how the brain makes decisions
The researchers completed the first activity map of the mammalian brain in their groundbreaking duo and rewritten their understanding of how scientists’ decisions are made. The project covers an area representing more than 95% of the brain, including dozens of labs and data from brain cells of over 600,000 individual mice. Findings from studies published […]
Major Atlantic currents could begin to collapse as early as 2055, new research
The Atlantic currents in response to climate change are surged towards tipping points that could cause serious consequences by the end of this century, new research finds. The current forms the Atlantic Meridian’s Coverage Circulation (AMOC), which loops around the Atlantic like a giant conveyor belt, bringing heat into the Northern Hemisphere before moving again […]