A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move. | Continue reading
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A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear. … | Continue reading
The boggy landscape of the Bering land bridge may have allowed some ice age animals to cross easily, while others stayed in Asia. | Continue reading
A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet. | Continue reading
Researchers have made significant progress in the quest for scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers after entangling the most logical qubits on record. | Continue reading
The answer depends on many factors, including the amount of fuel needed, the moon's orbit and the mission's objectives. | Continue reading
The universe is constantly expanding, but how do scientists think about what it's expanding into? | Continue reading
In a new study, the RSV drug nirsevimab was 93% effective at preventing young children from being hospitalized for the respiratory infection. | Continue reading
A small statue of a woman wearing a royal crown may depict Cleopatra VII, an archaeologist claims. Other archaeologists think it is likely someone else. | Continue reading
The research details the elaborate process used to manufacture the Nebra Sky Disc during the Bronze Age. | Continue reading
A new study claims to have identified 13 proteins associated with either accelerated or decelerated brain aging. However, experts have questioned the practical implications of the findings. | Continue reading
Google's new 105-qubit 'Willow' quantum processor has surpassed a key error-correction threshold first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum machines. | Continue reading
The sixth-century burial of an Anglo-Saxon teenage girl surprised archaeologists when they discovered a small third-century Roman goblet full of pig fat near her head. | Continue reading
A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics. | Continue reading
The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of 87,000 people. | Continue reading
A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever found. | Continue reading
A car driving by a raging wildfire in Orange County, California. | Continue reading
The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Dec. 15 and ascend higher into the night sky than any other, to sit alongside the planet Jupiter. | Continue reading
An asteroid hitting a neutron star could release enough energy to power humanity for 100 million years, more than enough to explain fast radio bursts. | Continue reading
Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange — an enduring enigma of genetics, until now. | Continue reading
Modern technology has fundamentally changed how our ancient minds work. | Continue reading
"We would have loved to find that Venus was once a planet much closer to our own, so it’s kind of sad in a way to find out that it wasn't." | Continue reading
NASA astronaut Don Pettit imaged the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds as the International Space Station cruised 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean. | Continue reading
A percent chance of precipitation shows the probability there will be at least 0.01 inch of rain, snow or sleet at a given location. | Continue reading
Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars. | Continue reading
Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia. | Continue reading
Turuchan pikas play all sorts of games, including swinging from branches, throwing food around and hiding them jumping out at each other. | Continue reading
Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal. | Continue reading
"Even years after the Arecibo Observatory's collapse, its data continues to unlock critical information that can advance our understanding of the galaxy." | Continue reading
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes. | Continue reading
From tail up to tail down, what do different cat tail positions and movements mean? | Continue reading
"The most acidic natural inland waters are the lakes that lie in the craters of volcanoes, like Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. These lakes are so rich in sulfuric acid that they may have a pH as low as 0.1. To put this in context, fresh battery acid has a pH of about 0.7. " | Continue reading
A new federal order requires that U.S. dairies provide milk samples to the USDA so the agency can test the milk for bird flu prior to pasteurization. | Continue reading
The 6-year-old boy found the rock and then didn't tell anyone for three years. But a new examination reveals it was made by some of the last Neanderthals. | Continue reading
A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that live in the gut. | Continue reading
The Space Launch System blasts off from its Florida launchpad. | Continue reading
"Budget overruns, bureaucratic malfeasance, congressional oversight, review-board reckonings, the whole process of rethinking how to test a space telescope from the ground up: Webb had survived them all. One other factor, however, continued to create havoc with the budget and the … | Continue reading
The astronaut and MIT engineer's monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: "Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat." | Continue reading
'Apex,' one of the most complete stegosaurus fossils ever found, is on display at the American Museum of Natural History. | Continue reading
Scientists hope the body of a pregnant great white shark killed on a drumline will reveal some of the mysteries of the species' reproduction. | Continue reading
The Fossil Forest in Dorset is a stretch of southern English coastline peppered with living mounds of limestone that hide the remains of cypress trees from the late Jurassic period. | Continue reading
The simulations will be used by astronomers to test the standard model of cosmology. | Continue reading
Spoon-like metal objects attached to Roman-era belts may represent drug dosing equipment, researchers suggest. | Continue reading
Earthworms commonly come out when it's wet outside, but why? | Continue reading
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Petrolia, California on Thursday (Dec. 5), triggering a tsunami warning in the Pacific ocean. | Continue reading
A new laboratory study pinpoints a way H5N1 could evolve to spread from person to person. | Continue reading
The strange structures could serve as early warning signs of life-threatening sinkholes, scientists say. | Continue reading