Category: General

WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, is a giant, ultra-hot, gaseous planet located 858 light years from Earth. It’s hot because it sits so close to its sister star. In fact, it takes just over a day, or 30 hours, for the giant to orbit its star.

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The much-maligned “flying ant day”, a summer phenomenon in Britain and Ireland, is poised to…

Astronomers may have just discovered a new interstellar object passing through our solar…

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army…

Another NEW covid variant is currently rapidly gaining a foothold. Known officially as XFG—or informally as “Stratus”—it has been declared a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is expected to…

Scientists have detected potentially toxic microplastic particles in human semen and female…

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The melting of Antarctica’s sea ice has had severe consequences for the Southern Ocean already, from the loss of its habitats to the increase of its sea levels to the intensification of its storms and severe weather. But it turns out that…

The beautiful, yet deadly, hydrothermal features of Yellowstone National Park are best admired from afar, yet some animals may misstep. Over the years, a handful of animals have made costly mistakes around hot springs and landed themselves in…