When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Most of the blue dots in this sky scan are supermassive black holes that emit powerful X-rays. | Credit: Fan Zou (Penn State) and the XMM-SERVS Collaboration This article was originally published at: Speech. The publication contributed the article… Read More »
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — In a remote tallgrass prairie in North Dakota, a mysterious orchid sprouts from the ground. You can find it only if you know where to look. The striking, bright white flowers of the fringed orchid, native to the western prairies, make it an elusive sight for up-close enthusiasts. And because it’s… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Isabela Merced stars as Kay in “Alien: Romulus.” | Source: 20th Century Studios In life, it is certainly seen that all things evolve from natural simplicity to incomprehensible complexity, and so it is in Tinsel Town, where, as time… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: Pitris/Getty Images Believe it or not, debris from Mars frequently reaches Earth after powerful impacts hit the Red Planet’s surface and hurl it into space. There have been at least 10 of these meteorite-forming events in Mars’ recent… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Each of the 32 giant stones that make up the 5,600-year-old megalithic monument Menga Dolmen in southern Spain is many times larger than the largest megaliths at Stonehenge, the most famous wonder of the Neolithic… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The historic Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the fourth country to land on the Moon a year ago, has unearthed new evidence supporting a theory about the early Moon’s history. The mission deployed a small… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Beneath the feet of millions of New Yorkers, an ant species found nowhere else in North America has been thriving in the concrete jungle for more than a decade, surprising scientists with its unique ability… Read More »
AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like a modest farm. Cows are scattered in fenced fields. A milking barn stands in the distance and a tractor is parked nearby. But the people who work there are not farmers, and the other buildings look more like what you might find at a modern… Read More »
Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, aging should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Aging also has a dark side, but it is often linked to disease. Every second, your cells perform billions of biochemical reactions that fuel the functions essential to life, creating… Read More »
As the need for effective global climate action becomes increasingly urgent, a “first of its kind” analysis has identified the most effective policies around the world to curb the pollution that is warming the planet, with some surprising results. Researchers from several climate agencies in Europe published a study published Thursday in the journal Science,… Read More »