Astronomy
2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously humid days
I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)
Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity
Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity
Don't miss the moon rendezvous with the Pleiades in the early morning sky Aug. 16–17
Why Kirk's main character energy is bad news for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
FLEX instrument meets its satellite
Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous
Using AI chatbots for “therapy” is dangerous, mental health experts say. Here’s why
What Is a Glacial Outburst Flood? Alaska’s Suicide Basin Explained
Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth
Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors
Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space
Combining 25 years of space-based data with ocean sampling, scientists have uncovered a change in the microscopic organisms that underpin the Southern Ocean’s food chain and carbon storage.
No Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d
The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on its surface is theoretically possible. But according to a new study using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, it does not have an Earth-like atmosphere.