It moves through the darkness on a path so long that humans had only begun to farm the first grains when it last came close to the Sun.
Sedna, a distant dwarf planet…

It moves through the darkness on a path so long that humans had only begun to farm the first grains when it last came close to the Sun.
Sedna, a distant dwarf planet…

On July 9, 2025, Earth spun a little faster than usual, enough to make the day about 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds shorter than the standard 24 hours.
That may not sound like much, but it was the shortest day since modern records began.
It’s not a…

A strange discovery in southern Brazil has left the scientific community stunned. In 2021, a female canid was found near Vacaria, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, after being struck by a car. What seemed like an ordinary accident…

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Scientists have got their hands on the oldest animal proteins yet, extracted from 18-million-year-old fossilized mammal teeth in East Africa, pushing the record back by an astonishing 14 to 15 million years. Even older partial fragments of…

Heads up skywatchers, the July full moon rises tonight! Here’s everything you need to know about where and when to see the lunar spectacle, along with explanations of the rare cocktail of orbital characteristics that make the 2025 ‘Buck Moon’…

Two small, sand‑colored nymphs of the seldom‑seen mayfly Behningia baei surfaced from the Mae Chaem River in northern Thailand during a December 2024 field survey.
The find ends a 22‑year drought of sightings and puts the insect back on…

When we try to remember more than one thing at a time, our brains don’t treat each item equally. New research published…

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