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Low Earth Orbit is entering a fragile phase as new research published on arXiv warns that the near-Earth space environment could deteriorate far faster than previously assumed. The study suggests that under certain conditions, orbital…

A new study published in the Advances in Space Research journal suggests that moisture in the Martian atmosphere could serve as a vital backup water source for future human missions to the Red Planet. While underground ice remains the most…

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario closer to becoming reality for an increasing number…

There has not been a total solar eclipse since the “Great American Eclipse” on April 8, 2024 — but now, two are coming up in the next two years.

The first of these total solar eclipses, on Aug. 12, 2026, will grace parts of Greenland, Iceland…

Over the past 5,000 years, East Africa has dried out. Now, new research finds that this change may be making the continent pull apart faster.

Faults in the East African Rift Zone have sped up since the levels of large lakes have dropped,…

Babies who attend daycare share ‘good’ germs, too

Stephen Hawking On God: The 1 Line That Still Divides Scientists

“I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.”— Stephen Hawking 

It has been over a decade since Google Glass smart glasses were announced in 2013, followed by their swift withdrawal — in part because of low adoption. Their subsequent (and lesser known) second iteration was released in 2017 and aimed at…

Schrödinger’s cat just got a little bit fatter. Physicists have created the largest ever ‘superposition’ — a quantum state in which an object exists in a haze of possible locations at once.

A team based at the University of Vienna put…