Perseid is coming – Here’s how to see a glorious meteor shower before the moon ruins the show
The annual Perseid meteor display is one of the most famous and commonly observed meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere. However, if you want to enjoy the show this year, it’s best to get in early. Perseid will be active from Thursday, July 17th to Saturday, August 23rd, and will peak on August 12th and […]
“Paralysis” becomes the third kingdom of quantum particles
On a quiet pandemic afternoon in 2021, Zhiyuan Wang, a graduate student at Rice University, was tackling strange mathematical problems to alleviate boredom. After he found an exotic solution, he began to wonder if he could physically interpret mathematics. Eventually, he realized that it appears to describe a new type of particle. It is not […]
How Trump’s budget cuts will affect two iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb
Anchorage, Alaska – The Trump administration has been disrupting the science infrastructure in the US over the past few months. The latest blow is a 2026 budget proposal that cuts NASA’s scientific funding by about half. If passed by Congress, the budget will be devastating, scientists say. It cancels numerous developments and current operational missions, […]
What is the lowest land area on Earth?
The highest point on the Earth’s surface is at the top of Mount Everest, which is over 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) above sea level. But what is the lowest point on land? The lowest dry land is on the banks of the Dead Sea in the Middle East. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters?
On June 12, 2025, Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people. The plane carried 33,000 gallons (125,000 liters) of fuel, leading to a massive fire, with some bodies burning beyond recognition, fragmented or unrecognized. To identify the remains, authorities sought DNA samples from the victim’s family. More than two weeks after the […]
AI suspended 30 top mathematicians in the world at a secret meeting in California
A secret mathematics conclave was convened over the weekend in mid-May. Thirty of the world’s most famous mathematicians traveled to Berkeley, California. The UK members faced off in a “inference” chatbot, tasked with solving problems devised to test mathematical tempers, with group members facing off. After throwing professor-level questions to the bot for two days, […]
Kākāpō: Chongkiaum that can live almost 100 years
Simple facts Name: kākāpō (strigops habroptila), also known as the owl parrot Where it lives: Corafish, Maud, off the coast of New Zealand in Little Barrier Islands What it eats: Carcapo is vegetarian. Their diet varies depending on the season and includes tubers, fruits, seeds, leaf buds, young plant buds, fungi and moss. The first […]
Ancient Egyptian rock art discovered near Aswan could be from the dawn of the First Dynasty
New research suggests that it may have been engraved at the dawn of the First Dynasty by 5,100 years ago. The sculpture depicts a boat that may be a royal figure within it, but only the person’s head and right shoulder are visible. The sculptures are specifically similar to ancient Egyptian rock panels from the […]
Your data is being compromised faster than ever, but you don’t have to sit still and take it
Cybersecurity and data privacy are always in the news. The government has passed a new cybersecurity law. Companies are investing in cybersecurity management, including firewalls, encryption, and awareness training at the record level. Still, people are based on data privacy. In 2024, the Identity Theft Resource Center reported that businesses had sent 1.3 billion notifications […]
Astronomers compete to study the latest “interstellar visitors” in the solar system. This is why.
Astronomical communities are ravaging newly discovered “interstellar objects.” The race is currently underway to study an alien intruder named 3i/Atlas before leaving forever. “We only have one shot on this object, but it disappeared forever,” Daryl Seligman, an astronomer at Michigan State University and lead author of a new paper on objects, told Live Science. […]