The Ginkgo Tree Hides a Vast Evolutionary Story
Walk down some streets of New York, and you may spot a familiar sight: trees dressed in yellow…
Cancer Is a Problem—But Why Do We Rarely Hear It For the Heart?
It’s no surprise that the word “cancer” strikes fear in most peoples’ minds; after all, the disease classification…
New Research Sheds Light on Ultrafast Dislocations and Material Failure
Researchers have made a significant discovery regarding the speed at which tiny linear defects, known as dislocations, can…
Thailand’s Mangroves Reveal Stunning Electric Blue Tarantula Species
A groundbreaking discovery was made in Thailand in 2022 when researchers stumbled upon a novel species of tarantula…
Some Cicadas Take 17 Years to “Wake Up.” Here’s What’s Taking Them So Long.
You may have seen news a couple of years back about a massive swarm of cicadas suddenly appearing…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Returns First-Ever Asteroid Samples to Earth
In a historic achievement, the United States has successfully brought samples of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu…
Why So Blue? The Science of the Sky’s Colors
Ask a child to draw a picture of their house, and they will likely show the following: a…
Long COVID symptoms can improve, but their resolution is slow and imperfect
Pexels/Engin Akyurt Suman Majumdar, Burnet Institute and Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute Around 5–10% of people who get infected…
Fossil Discovery Challenges Assumptions About Pterosaur Ancestors
In a recent research endeavor, a collaborative team of paleontologists from Brazil, Argentina, and the U.S. has made…
Surf’s Up in Space: ‘Heartbreak Star’ Unveils Massive Waves
A groundbreaking research paper in Nature Astronomy unveils a stunning celestial phenomenon—a star system that experiences titanic waves…