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Trump’s Personality Cult Plays a Part in His Political Appeal
Personality measures suggest Donald Trump exerts a cult of personality over his followers, people who are psychologically susceptible to his appeal. This could help explain how he has succeeded in U.S. politics while other populists have not
16 best places to see the 2027 total solar eclipse
Glitching radio waves from dead stars explained by swirling superfluid
Mission complete for ESA’s OPS-SAT flying laboratory
ESA’s experimental OPS-SAT CubeSat mission came to an end during the night of 22—23 May 2024 (CEST).
Diet-monitoring AI tracks your each and every spoonful
Ancient snake drawings are among the largest known rock art worldwide
Ancient Snake and Centipede Carvings in South America Are among World’s Largest Rock Engravings
Enormous engraved rock art of anacondas, rodents and other animals along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela may have been used to mark territory 2,000 years ago
China’s Chang’e 6 Probe Lands on Far Side of the Moon
The Chang’e 6 mission is China’s second to touch down on the lunar far side and will retrieve samples for analysis on Earth
World’s Largest Known Genome Discovered in Small, Unassuming Fern
A small South Pacific fern boasts more than 50 times as many base pairs as the human genome
Fauci Faces Congressional Committee over COVID E-mails
Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases early in the COVID pandemic, is facing a congressional committee about questionable e-mails from agency officials
Why Bird Flu Is Causing Eye Infections in Dairy Workers
Three U.S. dairy workers have been infected with H5N1 after contact with sick cows, and all of them developed eye symptoms
500-Pound Prehistoric Bird Was a ‘Giga-Goose,’ Fossils Reveal
Scientists reveal the face of Australia’s massive, extinct “giga-goose”
First metal 3D printing on Space Station
How Tobacco Companies Use Chemistry to Get around Menthol Bans
Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles