Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher working alone, disconnected from the world and the wider scientific community, is a classic but misleading image. In reality, research is based on continuous exchange within the scientific community: first you understand the work of others, then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in scientific journals … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — The eyed needle, a sewing instrument made from bone, antler or ivory that first appeared about 40,000 years ago in southern Siberia, could hide key clues about the fashion’s beginnings, a new study … Read more
Quick Facts Where is it? North Atlantic Ocean. What is in the picture? Hurricanes Katia, Irma and Jose in a near perfect line. Which satellite took the photo? Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP). When was this photo taken? September 8, 2017. In this 2017 satellite image, three hurricanes — including one of the most … Read more
Scientists have produced a rare form of quantum matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), which uses molecules instead of atoms. These BECs consist of cooled sodium-cesium molecules and are as cold as five nanoKelvin (approximately -459.66 °F). They remain stable for as long as two seconds. “These molecular BECs open up new areas of … Read more
Memories are stored through the interaction of two proteins: a structural protein, KIBRA (green), which acts as a persistent synaptic label, and a synapse-strengthening enzyme, protein kinase Mzeta (red). Drugs that disrupt memory-maintaining interaction (other colors) erase pre-recorded long-term and distant memories. Credit: Changchi Hsieh, Ph.D. Whether it’s our first visit to a zoo or … Read more
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Once again, the world is about to be taken over by the evil General Donald Morden and his rebel army. Only the Peregrine Falcon Squad, led by the heroic Marco Rossi, stands in the way of the rebels establishing their New World Order. This could be the plot of just … Read more
If you squeeze enough stuff into one place, space-time itself will contract in a sweet cosmic kiss known as a black hole. As far as Einstein’s sums go, that “stuff” includes the massless glow of electromagnetic radiation. Given E = mc2which describes the equivalence between mass and energy, the energy of light itself should – … Read more
Goldenrod plants can sense other nearby plants via far-red light ratios and adjust their responses when eaten by herbivores, suggesting some form of plant intelligence. Andre Kessler, a chemical ecologist, advocates plant intelligence by defining it as the ability to solve problems based on environmental information. His research shows that goldenrod emits chemicals to signal … Read more
Disgruntled passengers at Birmingham Airport have taken to social media this morning to decry the long wait at the terminal. Some claimed to have waited more than two hours. Photos shared on X, formerly Twitter, show long lines outside the terminal. Airport bosses have previously said BirminghamLive passengers will have to wait outside the terminal … Read more
As the world turns to green hydrogen and other renewable energy sources, scientists have discovered that archaea – the third life form after bacteria and eukaryotes – have been making energy for billions of years using hydrogen gas and ‘ultra-minimal’ enzymes. Specifically, the international team of researchers found that at least nine phyla of archaea, … Read more