Venus’s surface is covered by toxic acid rain clouds, making it hard to study. Additionally, its surface temperature is more than 860 degrees Fahrenheit, making landing spacecraft an impossibility. A low-frequency radio signal may offer clues. […]
A strange new way to determine soil health involves burying underwear in it. Scientists in Switzerland will send 2,000 pairs of cotton briefs to volunteers who will bury them for future analysis. Other methods of testing soil health won’t scare your neighbors. […]
Stem cell research has found new controversy of hybrid human-monkey embryos. Scientists lab created the embryos by using human and monkey cells, with future hope of providing organs for transplant patients. Stem cells are carefully manipulated by geneticists. […]
Climate averages updated once per decade will rise, affecting weather forecasting. The current range of dates used for estimates is from 1981 to 2010, but the baseline from 1991 to 2020 will bump averages up. How do we take Earth’s temperature? […]
DNA database process used for crime-solving may help identify unknown soldiers. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tried for decades to verify the identities of the thousands of American troops who died in World War II but were unidentifiable. Genes hold our unique blueprints. […]
A near-Earth asteroid won’t strike for at least another 100 years. Earlier predictions claimed an impact was due in 2029, 2036, and 2068, but NASA now says we have more time left. However, we do have observational and defensive measures in mind. […]
Some aspects of sleep science are studied through animal sleep habits. This is because learning about things like memory consolidation during sleep can only go so far with human study. Can we really learn from animal sleep studies? […]
Over 17 million Americans per month use marijuana—three million use it daily. It’s the most popular illegal drug in the world, though it’s becoming legalized on a state-by-state basis for medical and even recreational use. Its uses are varied, as are its effects. […]
An uptick in hurricanes is rendering their Greek naming system obsolete. In recent years, hurricane season has brought more storms with it, many of which arrive earlier than usual. Hurricane season is a complex system in meteorology. […]
Astronomers have found dwarf galaxies in cosmic gas. Dwarf galaxies are smaller celestial objects than one would expect, holding fewer than 1% as many stars as the Milky Way. White dwarfs are planet-sized stars held in space by Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. […]
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