‘Exposed Cranium’ leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
QUICK FACTS What it is: Nebula PMR 1, also known as the “Exposed Cranium” Where it is: 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela When...
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Why aren’t mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
Lizards, birds and fish often sport vivid colors, from neon pink to deep violet, but most mammals are fairly drab. So why don’t mammals match...
Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant ‘sea of light’ near the cosmic dawn
Astronomers have produced one of the most accurate, comprehensive cosmic maps ever made, revealing a brilliant “sea of light” that permeated the early universe. Unlike...
‘It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression’: Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms
“I was completely surprised.” When psychiatrist Dr. James Murrough teamed up with dermatologist Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky to investigate how the immune system might contribute to...
‘The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014’: The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before
The rate of global warming has accelerated at a higher level since 2015 than in any decade since records began in 1880, according to a...
How Anthropic’s safety-first ethos collided with the Pentagon
On February 5 Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.6, its most powerful artificial intelligence model. Among the model’s new features is the ability to coordinate teams...
Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist
Science news this week was full of bizarre and baffling animal behavior, with news of chewed-up orca fins washing up on a Russian beach pointing...
Why is mercury a liquid?
We tend to think of metals as hard, strong and resistant to high temperatures — just look at iron, aluminum and steel. While this is...
Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea
Two marsupial species that were thought to have gone extinct at least 6,000 years ago have been found on the island of New Guinea. The...
Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it?
Planting trees along coastlines with human-made shore defenses, such as dikes, could protect more than 140,000 people from flooding and save up to $800 million...