Astronomers have discovered a new planetary oddity beyond the solar system, as soft and light as cotton candy. The extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” called WASP-193 b, is about 1.5 times as wide as Jupiter but has just over one-tenth the mass of the gas giant in the solar system. This makes it the second lightest… Read More »
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. Located about 55 light-years away, the red dwarf is 100 times less luminous than the Sun and half as hot as our star. This new extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is called SPECULOOS-3 and represents the second planetary system… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ten years ago, Dr. D., a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. Jeff Lichtman took a small brain sample in his laboratory. 1 cubic millimeter of tissue, although small, was large enough… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Were dinosaurs warm-blooded like birds and mammals, or cold-blooded like reptiles? This is one of paleontology’s oldest questions, and collecting the answer is important because it illuminates how prehistoric creatures lived and behaved. Challenging the… Read More »
Hundreds of people have died in recent weeks as Asia has been overwhelmed by extreme heat. And a new study has identified a key factor in how this all happens. Last month, many parts of India saw temperatures well into triple digits. The country’s meteorological service says heat wave Since May is the “peak month”… Read More »
Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems. Researchers know that they can infect, kill and manipulate human and bacterial cells in almost any environment, from the oceans to your gut. But scientists do not yet have a complete picture of how viruses greatly affect the environments around them due to their… Read More »
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) – Neuralink’s announcement last week that small wires in its first patient’s brain had become dislodged is a problem that Elon Musk’s company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter. Three of the sources said the company knew from animal tests it conducted last year… Read More »
From May 15 to 17, 2024, American leaders, including California Governor Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy, will participate in a global conference on environmental issues. Wandering? Vatican. The summit, titled “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience,” will focus not only on mitigating climate change but also on human adaptation. “We must begin to… Read More »
Last summer’s 2015 Paris Agreement, which aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, has already been violated. SoilThe hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 2000 years. More specifically, new estimates from tree ring records show that the summer of 2023 is 2.07 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. The world’s largest hummingbird has been hiding in plain sight for centuries, and after scientists fitted hummingbirds with tiny backpacks to understand their migration patterns, they discovered that this species was different from other giant… Read More »