In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered that human sperm may violate one of the most fundamental principles of physics—Newton’s third law of motion, which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. According…
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How Ancient Africa’s Rainy Climate Challenges Our Understanding of Human Origins
For decades, scientists believed that a dry spell in northern Africa played a pivotal role in the evolution of early humans. This theory suggested that increasing aridity drove significant changes in the environment, influencing hominin…
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Light Images Show 10 Million Galaxies
Last Thursday, I took my son to the Rose Center for Earth and Space at New York’s Museum of Natural History. In the Hayden Planetarium, we watched a simulation of the Milky Way bloom above us, while the actor Pedro Pascal — who truly is…
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The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 – 27, 2025
They have arrived! After an extended delay, the Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Grace” pulled up to the International Space Station and docked, beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory. Meanwhile,…
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Families Get Unpleasant Surprise After Trying to Shoot Their Loved Ones’ Ashes Into Space
Hundreds of families shelled out to pay an out-of-this-world tribute to their lost loved ones — but tragically, their mortal remains ended up floating in the Pacific thanks to an error with the capsule they were riding in.
As the Chicago…
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Astronomers capture first direct image of the “cosmic web”
Space isn’t empty at all. It’s threaded with wisps of matter so thin that even the best telescopes struggle to see them. Astronomers call this vast network the cosmic web. It is the hidden skeleton that anchors galaxies and steers their…
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Hubble Spots an Active Galactic Center 250 Million Light-Years Away
The Hubble Space Telescope has once again provided astronomers with invaluable insights into the mysteries of the universe. As part of its ongoing mission, Hubble captured the light emitted by a galaxy situated 250 million light-years away from…
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Webb Telescope Spots Surprising Twist in the Birth of Disk Galaxies
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to reshape our understanding of the universe by providing unprecedented views into the formation and structure of distant galaxies. Recent findings from the Webb team shed light on the structural…
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Geologists confirm these rocks to be the oldest ever found on Earth
The story of Earth begins long before forests, oceans, or even life itself. Deep beneath our feet lie ancient stones that silently preserve the secrets of our planet’s earliest days.
These fragments of Earth’s crust, forged during a time of…
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Meet the 35,000-Ton Organism That Could Be the Largest on Earth
The title of the largest organism on Earth is often attributed to Armillaria ostoyae, a vast fungus located in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. Commonly known as the “humongous fungus,” this organism spans an impressive area of 2,385…
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