Ancient Scythians had cultural roots in Siberia
Horse-riding Scythian herders and warriors, who inhabited Central Asia and Eastern Europe around 2,500 years ago, may have had cultural…
New electrical stitches use muscle movement to speed up healing
Stitches are getting a shocking upgrade. Advertisements In an experiment in rats, a new strong, flexible thread hastened wound healing…
Climate change fueled the fury of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Meteorologists have watched in awe as Hurricane Milton, churning over the anomalously warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, swiftly…
Astronauts are actually stuck in space all the time
Imagine going on a week-long business trip and not coming home until next year. That may be the case for…
A distant quasar may be circling all the galaxies around it
One of the most distant quasars known appears to have shut down the formation of new stars in all galaxies…
Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing
African rock art depicting a mythical tufted creature may reflect the appearance of fossilized real-life relatives of ancient mammals called…
How much is climate change due to extreme weather?
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Advertisements TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic…
The Webb Telescope’s look at a stellar nursery also finds minor planets
A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded…
The world’s fastest microscope makes its debut
The motion of moving electrons is captured like never before. Advertisements Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that produces images…
2 spacecraft captured the waves that can heat and accelerate the solar wind
A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Advertisements Data from NASA’s Parker…