Scientists have detected a new type of extremely reactive substance in the Earth’s atmosphere that could pose a threat to human health, as well as the global climate. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that trioxides – chemical compounds with three oxygen atoms attached to each other – are formed under atmospheric conditions. … Read more
Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite mission, scientists have discovered a completely new type of magnetic wave that sweeps across the outermost part of Earth’s outer core every seven years. This fascinating finding opens a new window into a world we can never see. This mysterious wave oscillates every seven years and propagates westward at … Read more
It’s time to feast your eyes on the wonders of Webb. A long 25 years have passed, along with $ 10 billion between when the James Webb Space Telescope was first devised and it finally launched on December 25, 2021, atop a European Ariane 5 rocket. Now in orbit of the second Lagrange point (L2) … Read more
The COSMOS survey region surrounded by images of galaxies used in this study. In these galaxies, star formation ceased around 10 billion years ago. (3-color false-color composite images combining data from the Subaru Telescope and VISTA). Credit: NAOJ An international team of astronomers used a database combining observations from the best telescopes in the world, … Read more
American scientists plan to crack open a salt crystal with liquid inside that may contain still-living microorganisms from 830 million years ago, in research that could provide insight into life on other planets. The salt crystals, called halite, hold liquid from when the mineral originally formed, and scientists observed shapes inside that appear to be … Read more
Humans are unrivaled in the area of cognition. After all, no other species has sent probes to other planets, produced lifesaving vaccines or created poetry. How information is processed in the human brain to make this possible is a question that has drawn endless fascination, yet no definitive answers. Our understanding of brain function has … Read more
As the world becomes increasingly hot, fresh and clean water is an increasingly hot commodity. Agricultural demand, climate change, pollution, and other factors are converging to make water scarcity a problem in the present, and it’s likely to get worse in the future. So, how do we manage it? One group of scientists has a … Read more
Brian Cox would like you to consider the very nature of the space-time continuum and our place within it. That might seem like a big lift, so the world-renowned physicist is here to walk you through it. Cox is currently touring the US, bringing audiences a dazzling show filled with not only stunning images of … Read more
A meteor shower could light up skies over North America at the tail end of Memorial Day weekend. The shower could become a rare “meteor storm,” with at least 1,000 meteors each hour, experts say. The best time to catch the possible storm is around 1 am ET on Tuesday, May 31. Loading Something is … Read more
If you’ve ever had an imaginary argument in your head, you may have “heard” two voices at once. Your own inner voice and that of the other person in the quarrel. You may even “hear” the other person’s accent, or the timbre of their voice. So what’s happening in the brain when that inner monologue … Read more