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Bizarre Venus surface formations (or coronae) are likely key to understanding our twin planet’s heretofore inscrutable interior. Using NASA Magellan spacecraft data from decades past, Anna Gulcher, an earth and…
The shroud was made from a net of thousands of colored beads.(Image credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson (CC0, Public Domain))QUICK FACTSName:…
Researchers have developed a method to reduce uncertainty in artificial intelligence (AI) systems by tapping into the power of quantum computers. They say their work represents the first demonstration of…
Hochosterwitz Castle in southern Austria(Image credit: INTERFOTO via Alamy)Castles were a common sight in the Middle Ages, which lasted from roughly 500 to 1500. Most castles were built to be…
Epigenetics, which means “above genetics,” results in changes to the way an individual’s genes act without involving changes to the DNA itself. For example, by adding molecules called methyl groups…
China has become the first nation to send “human artificial embryos” to space in a bid to better understand how microgravity and cosmic radiation may affect human reproduction. The results…
Quick factsWhat it is: MarsWhere it is: 2.2 astronomical units (Earth-sun distances)When it was shared: May 18, 2026Is it just us, or is the Red Planet looking a lot bluer…
Around 66 million years ago, a gigantic asteroid smashed into Earth and wreaked chaos globally.Superheated rock from the impact spewed into the air, creating a mushroom cloud that heated Earth’s…
Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly, genome sequencing has changed how disease detectives study outbreaks by…
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is erasing the line between reality and illusion to the point where seeing is no longer believing. We need a social and legal framework that will…