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Recently, a cheerful 100-year-old message in a bottle was found on the south-west coast of Australia. In it, a world war one soldier proclaimed to be “as happy as Larry.”If…
Astronomers have finally mapped out a mysterious galactic “supercluster” that has been almost completely hidden from Earth since it was discovered 10 years ago. The results reveal that the structure…
Hubble revisited the aquatic-looking Trifid Nebula 30 years after its original observations. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale (STScI))Quick factsWhat it is: Trifid Nebula (Messier 20)Where it…
Most cat owners are familiar with the funny head shake their pets do, often after eating, drinking or enjoying a nice cheek scratch — they flick their head back and…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station; and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region.When most people think about national…
Imagine getting a knee replacement made of living materials rather than metal and plastic.Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Missouri are working to make that vision a reality.…
It’s now clear. Scientists predict that humanity will miss its target of keeping atmospheric warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, with the globe sailing into an even warmer…
We celebrated Earth Day this week, and the science news was filled with troubling implications for the pale blue dot we call home.Topping the list was a new study that…
Some stars and constellations are ever-present in the night sky; Polaris, for example, has served as a steady guiding light for millennia in the Northern Hemisphere.But if you look closely…
QUICK FACTSMilestone: Chernobyl partially melts downDate: April 26, 1986Where: Chernobyl, UkraineOn April 26, 1986, operators at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant were running a test to see what would happen…