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Astronomers may have found tantalizing evidence that dark energy — the mysterious energy driving the accelerating expansion of our universe — could be connected with black holes.Dark energy makes up…
A father-daughter team has decoded a mock “alien” message after a year of trying. Now, citizen scientists are trying to figure out what the decoded missive truly means for Earth.According…
For the first time, scientists in China reprogrammed a woman’s fat cells to turn them into insulin-making pancreatic cells that reversed her type 1 diabetes.The feat adds to a growing…
A strange weather phenomenon known as a DANA has caused catastrophic flash flooding in Valencia, Spain, this week. More than 155 people have died and dozens remain missing in what…
The first ever image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way may not be as accurate as it initially seemed, a new study claims.Located 26,000…
Closely related to modern day elephants, the last woolly mammoths went extinct around 4,000 years ago after being wiped out by multiple killers, including climate change and hunting. Still, some…
Scientists have identified an enzyme that may play a crucial role in triggering Huntington’s disease, a rare and deadly disorder that causes brain cells to decay.New research in rodents and…
Dog-like robots could one day learn to play fetch, thanks to a blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision helping them zero in on objects.In a new study published…
Global warming caused vital Atlantic Ocean currents to collapse just before the last ice age, a new study suggests.The weakening currents triggered a cascade of effects, resulting in a dramatic…
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is no more.On Monday (Oct. 28), the comet evaporated as it was heading toward perihelion, the closest point to the sun in its orbit. There were…