Michael MacDonald, who leads a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues found tha…
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Science & Technology
A Planet Is Falling Apart: It Sheds Mount-Everest–Sized Chunks and Trails a 9-Million-km Tail
Astronomers at NASA and MIT have found an exoplanet so close to its star that its surface has turned to magma and is evaporating into space. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey…
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Researchers at Lund University found that the bogong moth—an Australian species known scientifically as Agrotis infusa—navigates by the stars. Each year these insects embark on an epic journey across Australia.…
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A sharp rise in global temperatures in 2023 set off a relentless series of disasters worldwide, from deadly wildfires in Los Angeles to severe flooding in Valencia. Scientists rushed to…
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A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Free University of Berlin combined the strength of mussels with the stickiness of mucus to create a new superglue.…
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This sounds like a science-fiction blockbuster. But it’s not: real scientists are seriously weighing the idea’s pros and cons. A team of researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric and Climate…
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Earlier, HouseWife reported an Egyptian-British team’s reconstruction of Ramesses II at the height of his power. Now researchers led by Brazilian digital designer and reconstructor Cicero Moraes have revealed what…
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A team of researchers from Spain and Saudi Arabia analyzed the so-called “Treasure of Villena,” discovered on the Iberian Peninsula in 1963. These ancient valuables were stored for over 60…
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For centuries, humanity has been fascinated by the idea of life on other planets. A team of researchers from George Mason University (Virginia, USA) has developed a new artificial intelligence…
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Researchers at the University of Messina in Italy found that excessive smartphone use harms cognitive performance and psychological well-being. During the study, they found that an unwillingness to disconnect from…
