Today's Science News
February 12, 2025
A Rainbow-colored “Feather” in the Martian Sky - NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023.The Euclid Space Telescope Captures a Rare, Stunning Einstein Ring - Sometimes, things across the vast Universe line up just right for us.
Warming climate is making crocs hotter, with unknown effects - Crocodiles in northern Australia are altering their behaviour to try to keep cool as they experience increasingly stressful temperature extremes driven by climate change.
NASA’s Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth - The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is now available online.
Tiny Solar Jets Drive the Sun’s Fast and Slow Solar Wind - Our Sun is a giant plasma windbag spewing a constant stream of charged particles called the solar wind.
Scientists record never-before-seen 'ice quakes' deep inside Greenland's frozen rivers - Quakes recorded for the first time inside Greenland's biggest frozen river, the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, suggest this river and others switch between moving jerkily and flowing like honey.
'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say - Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032.
The Unseen Logic of Queuing: A Cognitive Perspective - Delving into the world of queuing, the article by Roberto Casati on The MIT Press Reader explores how deeply ingrained social norms and cognitive behaviors determine our way of standing in lines.
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement - The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
Win a chance to see a SpaceX rocket launch thanks to Bethesda, creators of 'Starfield' - Xbox and Bethesda have teamed up with Lonestar to send one 'Starfield' fan to Florida to witness the launch of a historic space mission to the Moon.
Seafloor detector picks up record neutrino while under construction - Neutrino was over 10,000 times over the limits of our best particle accelerator.
Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it - Einstein predicted the existence of gravitationally-warped rings of light in 1915.
15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station - On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd shuttle flight to the orbiting lab.
Moroccan fly maggot uses fake face on its butt to infiltrate termite colony - Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.
Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from? - Scientists have detected the highest-energy ghost particle neutrino ever, but did it come from a supermassive black hole particle accelerator aiming its jet straight at Earth, or from a cosmic fossil?
Detector on sea floor spots highest energy neutrino - A detector sitting on the sea floor off the coast of Italy has made a remarkable discovery: the first observation of an ultra-high energy neutrino.
Physicists discover 'ghost particle' 100 times more energetic than ever seen before - Physicists have detected the highest-energy neutrino ever felt on Earth.
Sex leaves 'microbial traces' on genitalia, even when a condom is used — scientists call it the 'sexome' - A new study has revealed that, during sex, male and female partners leave unique microbial "imprints" on each other, even when they use a condom.
Parisian photographer produces phenomenal, perfectly-proportioned 'planetary parade' portrait - A French astrophotographer recently snapped shots of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a single evening, and rearranged them to create a striking composite image.
A Blown-Glass Structure Could House Astronauts on the Moon - Humanity will eventually need somewhere to live on the Moon.
Why Does the Moon Look Larger at the Horizon? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 50 - Why does the Moon look larger on the horizon?
NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day - A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived.
KM3NeT: Most Energetic Neutrino In The Universe Detected - The Kilometre Cubic Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) collaboration has reported detection of a neutrino with an estimated energy of about 220 PeV (220 million billion electron volts) by its ARCA detector.
NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’ - NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help
Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled - There have been 33 outbreaks so far on farms, but the risk to humans remains low, the government says.
How Hans Bethe Stumbled Upon Perfect Quantum Theories - Quantum calculations amount to sophisticated estimates.
February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon - February's Full Snow Moon will rise just as the sun sets.
Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine this week - Strong solar winds could supercharge the northern lights just in time for Valentine's Day.
Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure - America may not maintain its position as a global leader in biomedical research.
DAILY DOSE: Trump’s WHO withdrawal threatens smallpox safety, research; H5N1 avian flu spreads across U.S. states. - President Trump's WHO withdrawal risks smallpox research safety; increasing global health threats and concerns over virus weaponization arise.
SpaceX rocket launch spawns dazzling 'space jellyfish' in evening sky (photos) - If you saw something strange in the evening sky over California on Feb. 10, we can explain.
From a Healthy Heart to Improved Mood, Here's How Water Gives Your Body a Boost - Water is essential for life.
Watch robot dog and drone locked in fierce battle — blasting fireworks at each other in future warfare demo - A viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.
Unveiling the Language of the Brain: The Secret Sounds of Silence - Exploring the frontier between silence and sound, Andrea Moro's research reveals how our brains encode language, whether spoken out loud or thought internally, showcasing groundbreaking insights into how we process and understand words.
Save big on one of the best star projectors you can buy, the Pococo Galaxy Star Projector - The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is on sale and available for its lowest price this year, we've rated it as the best rechargeable model out there.
Recognizing Employee Excellence - NASA Glenn’s scientists and engineers earn recognition for contributions.
NASA Fire Safety Test Took on Reduced Gravity - Experiment will help researchers determine if conditions on the Moon might be a more hazardous environment for fire safety than on Earth.
NASA Glenn Holds Day of Remembrance - NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for the benefit of humanity.
A strange triangle will appear in the zodiac this month. How to see rare 'zodiacal light,' before it disappears. - A 'false dusk' will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution.
If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets - Scientists find a way to look for alien life that doesn't need elaborate equipment.
2,500-year-old painted tomb with 'unique scene of smithy' discovered at Etruscan necropolis in Italy - Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a 2,500-year-old Etruscan tomb that is richly decorated with wall paintings.
A surprising number of animals eat poop - A new tally finds more than 150 vertebrate species willing to snack on feces.
Next wave artificial intelligence a step closer to autonomous AI - Next wave of artificial intelligence: unsupervised machine learning algorithm, Torque Clustering, uncovers patterns in data without human guidance.
HP Envy x360 14 (2024) review: A cut-price OLED delight - Compromises are to be expected from a laptop as relatively inexpensive as this — but there's also plenty to be happy about, including its screen
The first experimental observation of an exotic phase of water: Plastic ice VII - In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states—solid, liquid or gas.
Scientist image 3-million-light-year-long 'cosmic web' ensnaring 2 galaxies for 1st time - Astronomers have been able to image gas as it travels down a 3 million light-year-long cosmic highway between two growing galaxies ensnared in the cosmic web.
Diagnostic dilemma: One Direction concert left teen with 'crackling' bubbles in her chest - In what doctors called an "extraordinary" case, a teenage girl developed several rare conditions after attending a pop concert.
Early Earth’s cycles influenced the chemistry of the first life - A team of researchers say their latest attempts to understand how molecules chemically reacted to form the basic building blocks of life on Earth are promising.
Gravitational waves could turn colliding neutron stars into 'cosmic tuning forks' - Scientists have discovered that gravitational waves could turn neutron stars into cosmic tuning forks with characteristic reverberations that reveal their interiors.
Worm surface chemistry reveals secrets to their development and survival - A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other.
How Earth's early cycles shaped the chemistry of life - A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may have led to life.
A Lunar Map for the Best Places to Get Samples - How can a geologic map of a lunar impact crater created billions of years ago help future human and robotic missions to the lunar surface?
New forensic AI tool that can determine biological sex from a surprising body part - Researchers at the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for determining the biological sex of individuals – from their skulls.
Southeast Asia’s peatlands and mangroves key to carbon reduction - Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia’s peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50% of the region’s land-use carbon emissions.
Hunt for rare daffodils that are feared lost - As daffodils burst into bloom, experts want help in finding rare treasures hiding in plain sight.
Oil clean-up 'scam' warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC - The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.
NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft - NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.
Sols 4450-4451: Making the Most of a Monday - Earth planning date: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
February 11, 2025
Globally shark attacks are declining - International data shows 2024 was an exceptionally calm year for shark attacks on humans.The Mysteries of Delirium in Dying Minds - Exploring the bewildering world of delirium in palliative care, revealing the gap between cultural expectations of meaningful last words and the stark reality of disoriented confessions at life's end.
Music makes us move even when we don’t like it, study - A study reveals that the urge to move to music remains strong in individuals with musical anhedonia, illustrating a disconnection between pleasure and movement.
How Does Stress Impact Listening? For Mice, They Don't Hear as Well - If you aren’t a good listener when you’re stressed, you aren’t alone.
Best sci-fi comedies of all time - Nobody in space can hear you scream… with laughter, but they might after you've watched these sci-fi comedies.
Temperamental Stars are Messing With Our Exoplanet Efforts - We have the transit method to thank for the large majority of the exoplanets we’ve discovered.
A New Fish Species Seems to Wear Red Face Paint, Similar to a Studio Ghibli Character - Learn more about a new tilefish species with red striped eyes, similar to San’s in Princess Mononoke.
NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission - NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.
New fish species with ‘face paint’ named after Studio Ghibli character - Researchers in China named a new fish species, Branchiostegus sanae, after the character San from Princess Mononoke due to its facial markings.
SpaceX rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, then lands at sea (video) - The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:53 p.m. EST (1853 GMT), less than 24 hours after another Starlink flight from California.
Gold jewelry with leopard and tiger designs unearthed in 2,400-year-old burial in Kazakhstan - The high value of the fifth-century-B.C.
A New Study Reveals How Dark Matter Dominated the Early Universe - During the 1970s, while probing distant galaxies to determine their mass, size, and other characteristics, astronomers noticed something interesting.
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NASA allegedly orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols: Report - Employees at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.
A Jumping Robot Could Leap Over Enceladus’ Geysers - Locomotion makes things move, and certain forms of locomotion make them move better than others.
New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks - SDMQR codes enhance QR code security against phishing by verifying sources, allowing companies to replace traditional barcodes with safer alternatives.
New AI decision tool improves hospital efficiency - An artificial intelligence-driven approach to more efficiently free up hospital beds will likely be rolled out in several South Australian hospitals within the year.
JWST Finds the Smallest Asteroids Ever Seen in the Main Belt - The JWST wasn't built to detect dangerous asteroids.
Chocolate Is A Treat - It's Not An 'Antioxidant' Or Anything Except Valentine's Day Candy - Ignore epidemiology claims that chocolate is healthy.
How to watch 'Captain America: Brave New World': Catch it in theaters, and later stream on Disney Plus - Anthony Mackie picks up the shield for the fourth Captain America film
Study reveals direct gut-brain communication via vagus nerve - A new study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain communication, addressing a critical gap in the field.
Seeing the Forest for the Community - Charting a new future for forest conservation in the Appalachians must benefit local communities.
Supermassive Black Hole Heading Towards The Milky Way Galaxy - The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole.
100-year-old heart drug made from foxglove may help 'dissolve' clumps of spreading cancer cells - The heart drug digoxin could potentially be combined with existing cancer therapies to prevent the spread of tumors, an early trial suggests.
Stripey-faced fish named after warrior princess San - The newly discovered fish has stripes on its face like the Studio Ghibli warrior princess.
Material from Alpha Centauri is Already Here - The appearance of the Interstellar Objects (ISOs) Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest.
Giant Florida panther captured by wildlife officials is heaviest on record - Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.
Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants - The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what's causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Earthquakes at massive Alaska volcano Mount Spurr ramp up again — and there's now a 50-50 chance of an eruption - Ten months of unrest at Mount Spurr could be a sign of an upcoming eruption from a side vent or, less likely, from the main crater.
NASA CubeSat Discovers New Radiation Belts After Intense Solar Storm - In a groundbreaking discovery, a NASA CubeSat has detected new radiation belts around Earth following a powerful solar storm in May 2024.
AI program could help tackle global microplastics challenge - Monash researchers have developed a novel AI program to assist scientists in the global fight against the scourge of environmental microplastics.
World's 1st hybrid quantum supercomputer goes online in Japan - Japan's Fugaku supercomputer has gained an edge following the installation of the Reimei quantum computer.
Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there - Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged geomagnetic storm in May 2024, including a never-before-seen structure that is "likely still there today," researchers say.
How to watch 'Expedition Killer Whale' — TV and streaming details for orca documentary - This hour-long documentary offers never-before-seen footage of orca hunting behaviour – here's how to watch 'Expedition Killer Whale' online and on TV.
There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier - 2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.
ULA’s Vulcan rocket still doesn’t have the Space Force’s seal of approval - With a Space Force review still ongoing, ULA is removing its next Vulcan rocket from the launch pad.
BP set to scale back green investments as profits drop sharply - The oil giant is widely expected to say it will scale back on renewables later this month.
Plant extract inspires new chemistry and new early lead against triple-negative breast cancer - Chemists at Emory University have invented a reaction to streamline the total synthesis of a compound, phaeocaulisin A, extracted from a plant used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine.
Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth - The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.
Canal turns into 'stream of blood' in Argentina as locals fear toxic leak - The Sarandí canal in Argentina turned blood red last week.
DAILY DOSE: US, UK Reject Paris AI Summit Declaration on Sustainability; Scientists Monitor Asteroid 2024 YR4 for Potential Impact. - The US and UK declined to sign the Paris AI summit’s sustainability declaration, expressing concerns over global AI regulation approaches.
World's biggest underground thermal lake discovered in Albania at bottom of 330-foot abyss - Researchers have returned to an underground thermal lake they first came across in 2021 in southern Albania and confirmed it is the largest of its kind known in the world.
Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts - Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website.
New Molecule Used in Cancer Treatment Shows Promise for Treating HIV - Learn how the molecule EBC-46 could advance how HIV is treated and how researchers discovered it.
When qubits learn the language of fiberoptics - Qubits -- the fundamental units of quantum information -- drive entire tech sectors.
Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago - An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe.
Satellite data identifies warning signs ahead of 2018 volcanic eruption, tsunami - In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Hurtigruten Cruises: The trip of a lifetime for astronomy lovers - Save up to 25% on Hurtigruten's astronomy cruises and experience the wonder of the Northern Lights along the Norwegian coast.
AI predicts the precursor materials needed for material synthesis - Researchers in Korea have developed a technology that automatically identifies the necessary precursor materials to synthesize specific target materials.
Sun quiz: How well do you know our home star? - Test your knowledge on the giant ball of burning gas at the heart of the solar system.
If any AI became 'misaligned' then the system would hide it just long enough to cause harm — controlling it is a fallacy - AI "alignment" is a buzzword, not a feasible safety goal.
Venus, the 'love planet', will look extra special this Valentine's Day. Here's why. - In a cosmic coincidence, Venus — the planet named for the Roman goddess of love — will be at its brightest and best on Valentine's Day.
Deep-sea anomaly could unlock secrets of Earth’s past - A European-Australian research team has stumbled upon an unexpected accumulation of the rare radioactive isotope Beryllium-10 at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
This teen engineer’s device sniffs out common food allergens - Inspired by his own severe food allergies, Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Samvith Mahadevan built a device to protect people from allergen exposure.
What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182? - Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth.
People have been dumping corpses into the Thames since at least the Bronze Age, study finds - A new study of human remains dredged from the Thames River reveals that people frequently deposited corpses there in the Bronze and Iron ages.
Save a massive 63% on a year of Peacock TV now $29.99 - Save $50 on a huge selection of fantastic documentaries, movies, and entertainment at Peacock.
Pterosaur bones inspire aerospace engineering - It is common for engineers to be inspired by nature.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos) - Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on its 13th and final test flight.
Earth from space: The heart-shaped 'Spirit Lake' sculpted by Mount St. Helens' epic eruption - This 2023 satellite photo shows the heart-shaped Spirit Lake, which was transformed by the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos) - A new batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites are now in orbit after a successful launch from California on Monday (Feb. 10).
Trump signs order shifting US back toward plastic straws - The president has long been a critic of paper straws, which he says don't work and dissolve too easily.
Hims & Hers Super Bowl controversy: What the ad left out about its 'alternative' weight-loss drugs - The telehealth company Hims & Hers put out a Super Bowl ad that skimped on clarifying that its compounded semaglutide medications aren't FDA-approved.
February 10, 2025
Truly autonomous AI is on the horizon - Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that significantly improves how AI systems independently learn and uncover patterns in data, without human guidance.DNA From Cave Dirt Unearths Genetic Roots of the Red Lady of El Mirón - Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores that came to scavenge for leftovers.
Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says - An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency's Artemis undertaking to return astronauts to the moon.
Ocean Floor Anomaly Could Provide a New Way to Mark Time - Learn how time scales for objects thousands versus millions of years old could be better synchronized.
What was the mysterious space signal scientists discovered in 2024? Here are some possibilities - Scientists found a new kind of cosmic signal in 2024, and still aren't quite sure what's causing it.
Mysterious tunnels sketched by Leonardo da Vinci in 1495 may finally have been discovered — hidden under a castle in Milan - Researchers may have found the hidden tunnels beneath a castle in Milan that Leonardo da Vinci sketched in 1495.
The Paris Agreement Is Only Symbolic - And Helping Nothing - In 2015, nearly every country signed The Paris agreement and agreed to keep global warming to below 2 degrees higher than before humans began emitting industrial levels of CO2 emissions.
183-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals That Plesiosaur Skin Was Smooth and Scaly - Dive into the findings of the first detailed study of plesiosaur skin, which was a strange mosaic of textures.
Light From a Distant Galaxy Encircles a Nearer One, Called an Einstein Ring - The Euclid space telescope brings the Einstein Ring into view.
When Other People’s Chewing Causes You Pain - Social relationships might shape a neurological disorder
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22 states sue to block new NIH funding policy—court puts it on hold - The first Trump administration tried this, and Congress passed a rule to block it.
Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon - Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit.
The 2025 Snow Moon Will be Visible Before Valentine's Day — Here's What to Know - Learn about the upcoming snow moon that will happen on February 12, 2025, and how February sometimes doesn’t have a full moon.
'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard' - A newly deciphered inscription suggests the immense "Galloway Hoard" found in Scotland over a decade ago was held in common.
In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth - In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 YR4 twice over the next few months.
After Trump killed a report on nature, researchers push ahead with release - Major report was designed to answer the public's biggest questions on nature.
Otago scientists discover Antarctic fast ice secrets - Researchers analyzed 30 years of Antarctic fast ice data, finding limited climate change impacts so far.
Joy as breeding program of tiny marsupial makes great progress - In a welcome spot of good news, researchers at Arid Recovery in South Australia have discovered that their small population of endangered kowaris has almost quadrupled in size.
Exploring the Nexus: An Interview with Cansu Peker on Curating, Creativity, and the Future of Digital Art - Cansu Peker promotes digital art through her blog, curating exhibitions to connect artists with audiences and challenge misconceptions about the medium.
How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week - NASA's first-ever Twitch stream premieres at 11:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 12 on NASA's Twitch channel.
AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified - Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.
Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through space - Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.
Regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats - Flossing weekly may reduce stroke and AFib risks, according to a preliminary study.
Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop? - Scientists have been arguing about a curious topic recently: Did temperatures on the moon dip due to the world's Covid-19 lockdown?
Scientists discover Earth's inner core isn't just slowing down — it's also changing shape - The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.
Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists - The findings shed light on a deeply mysterious part of Earth that is key to life on our planet.
A textbook-altering discovery about Earth’s inner core - A team of geophysicists using seismic data from more than three decades of earthquakes have found evidence that the Earth’s inner core isn’t completely solid.
Scientists 'dust for fingerprints' around a young star as it births exoplanets - How do you dust a star for prints?