Google has transformed 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system – it’s just as effective as a seismometer
Google is using motion sensors on more than 2 billion smartphones to create an earthquake early warning system that is as effective as a standard seismometer, a new study reveals. Between 2021 and 2024, the company’s Android Earthquake Warning (AEA) system has won over 11,000 earthquakes via smartphone accelerometers and issued over 1,200 alerts to […]
Predicting Hawaii’s 10-foot wave after 8.8 magnitude megakoki hits Russia
Tsunami warnings were issued in areas in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Alaska, Russia and Japan. Tsunami waves could exceed 10 feet (3 meters) of tidal levels along the coasts of Hawaii, Ecuador and Russia, according to a warning issued by the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center at 11:07pm on July 29th. The first wave arrived […]
Diagnosis dilemma: Hunter’s rare allergies meant he couldn’t eat red meat anymore
Patient: A 47-year-old man from Michigan Symptoms: The patient went to the hospital emergency room with swelling eyelids and a rash that was itchy. He told the doctors that these symptoms occurred a day ago, and since their appearance, he felt like he was trying to pass out intermittently. For five days before visiting the […]
Hot blob beneath the Appalachians that formed when Greenland split from North America – and it’s heading towards New York
A massive mass of unusually hot rock beneath the Appalachian Mountains formed when Greenland separated from North America about 80 million years ago, new research suggests. Scientists previously thought the hot zone remained after North America left Africa 180 million years ago, but a study published on Wednesday (July 30) found that the theory cannot […]
Mystical Barriers of the Atlantic Divides Strange Deep Sea Jellyfish Cousin
Mystical ocean barriers have stopped several deep-sea jellyfish in the Arctic from reaching the Atlantic, a new study found. The members of the animal, jellyfish subspecies, Botorinema Brucei ellinorae, live at depths of 3,300-6,600 feet (1,000-2,000 meters) and can be divided into two groups based on whether individual specimens have knobs in umbrella-like bell structures. […]
This “Super Earth” exoplanet 35 light years away may be what you need to support your life
The fifth planet was detected within the habitable zone of adjacent stars. There, conditions can probably support liquid water and potential life. Located about 35 light years from Earth, the L 98-59 is a cool, dim red dwarf star already known to host a compact system of small rocky planets. The latest discoveries led by […]
A 400-mile chain of fossil volcanoes discovered under China
Researchers have discovered a 400-mile chain of deeply buried, extinct, fossilized volcanoes in southern China. The volcano was formed when two structural plates collided hundreds of millions of years ago during the split of the Rodynia supercontinent hundreds of millions of years ago, scientists reported in a new study. Ancient volcanoes may have extended the […]
4,000-year-old handprints discovered in offerings at ancient Egyptian tombs
The bills are roughly displayed towards the bottom of the soul house (pictured here). (Image credit: © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge) Researchers discovered 4,000-year-old handprints on tomb offerings from ancient Egypt, giving them a rare glimpse into the life of the makers. The bill was left below the “Soul House.” This is a […]
Mitochondria are not just “cell powerhouses.”
Mitochondria are primarily known as energy-producing components of cells. However, scientists are increasingly discovering that these tiny organelles do more than just a power cell. They are also involved in immune functions such as controlling inflammation, regulating cell death, and responding to infection. Research from my colleagues and I have revealed that mitochondria play another […]
Scientists discover fast spine “unicorn” objects that denies physics
A team of scientists, led by NSF’s Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO), recently identified a very rare object called the long-term radio Transient (LPT), a very rare object called the Chime J1634+44. These objects resemble Rotating Radio Transients (RRT), the source of short radio pulses thought to be caused by pulsating neutron stars (pulsars). The […]