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For those of a certain age, Coneheads is an iconic 90s film. But for breakdancers, it seems, developing a cone-shaped head can be an occupational hazard. According to a 2024 medical case report, a breakdancer who’d been performing for 19…
Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues…
A series of experiments on rats found that prenatal exposure to a synthetic cannabinoid called WIN altered their breathing control. Male rats showed increased chemosensitivity to carbon dioxide and oxygen, while female rats exhibited decreased chemosensitivity. Males tended to have…
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Women with a history of nonconsensual sexual experiences are more likely to engage in sex out of feelings of obligation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study found that these women reported more…
The leaves have turned, the turkey has been eaten, the parades are over, and the football has been watched—the only thing left to do is to try to hide from increasingly uncomfortable family conversations by going out and shopping for…
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A lava stream from a volcanic eruption in West Iceland is brighter than the lights of the city’s nearby capital, new infrared images show.
The pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a gold Roman coin with Christian imagery, but they didn’t do a very good job.
Today’s young adults grew up in a time when their childhoods were documented with smartphone cameras instead of dedicated digital or film cameras. It’s not surprising that, perhaps as a reaction to the ubiquity of the phone, some young creative…
The Hailin impact crater is a newly-discovered scar in the mountains of Northeast China left behind by a meteor impact, but geologists aren’t sure exactly when this happened.
Incel forum users’ suicidal expressions commonly cited six psychological stressors, including social isolation, appearance concerns, and mental health issues, as drivers of suicidality. This research was published in Current Psychology. (If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call or text the…
“Am I the first person to discover this?” is a tricky question when it comes to classic Macs, some of the most pored-over devices and boards on the planet. But there’s a lot to suggest that user paul.gaastra, on the…
“We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century. We didn’t know what it was at first.”
CycloTech’s all-electric flying vehicle is capable of controlled descents even in stormy weather with motors similar to those used for tug boats.
Richard Munson’s new book, Ingenious, shows how scientific research inspired the founding father’s diplomacy.
The discovery of new subatomic particles cemented quarks as a cornerstone of the standard model of particle physics.
Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.
Most people who lose weight through dieting will see it creep back up, leading to a cycle of “yo-yo dieting” that’s hard on the body. A new study suggests fat cells keep a memory of previous weight gain, which may…
Red blood cells are complex — there’s much more to blood types than A, B and O.
Mindfulness meditation promotes a unique state of relaxed alertness, characterized by specific changes in brain activity related to attention and awareness, according to a study published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology. By examining brain oscillations and physiological arousal, researchers…
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth’s surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
Citizen science videos document for the first time how orcas coordinate an attack against whale sharks.
The orca attacks appear to be led by a large adult male, suggesting that he may be leading the charge on this predatory behavior.
The imprints put flat-footed and arched-foot walkers together at a prime spot in East Africa.
A set of footprints found at the site of Koobi Fora in Kenya reveals that our ancestor Homo erectus coexisted with a now-extinct bipedal hominin, Paranthropus boisei, 1.5 million years ago.
An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ever properly measured, researchers say.
A new study has identified an exoplanet that is just 3 million years old — around 1,500 times younger than Earth — alongside a misaligned protoplanetary disk that researchers cannot explain.
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A recent study published in the journal Social Sciences suggests that romantic relationships initiated through dating apps are not significantly different in quality compared to those formed in person. These findings challenge lingering societal perceptions that app-based relationships are inherently…
In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.
The Garmin Epix 2 watch is now 55% off at Walmart, bringing it to its lowest-ever price.
Authorities in Florida have recovered 37 coins worth over $1 million stolen from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck.
A recent placebo-controlled study on middle-aged adults found that taking a single capsule containing 200 mg of decaffeinated whole coffee cherry extract improves performance in two types of cognitive tasks: working memory and response inhibition. Long-term results indicate that these…
Welcome to Edition 7.21 of the Rocket Report! We’re publishing the Rocket Report a little early this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. We don’t expect any Thanksgiving rocket launches this year, but still, there’s a…
One year ago, I didn’t know how to bake bread. I just knew how to follow a recipe. If everything went perfectly, I could turn out something plain but palatable. But should anything change—temperature, timing, flour, Mercury being in Scorpio—I’d…
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Think you know your constellations? See how many star groups you can name in 10 minutes and try to top the leaderboard.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare congenital condition that causes the body to grow a second skeleton, rendering patients immobile.
A recent study in Nature Neuroscience provides new insights into how amyloid-beta and tau proteins, which accumulate in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, alter brain activity and potentially contribute to cognitive decline. Researchers observed a progression from hyperactivity…
There are 13 countries that sit on Earth’s equator. Can you get them all in 5 minutes? If so, how fast can you do it?
We loved using the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, and now the 13.8-inch version is available for 25% off this Black Friday week.
An outburst of solar energy looks primed to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing auroras to the northern U.S. on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
If Margaritaville were a real place, it should definitely keep a few dermatologists on hand. In a case of an oft-overlooked food preparation risk, a 40-year-old man showed up to an allergy clinic in Texas with a severe, burning rash…
Paleontologists have long puzzled over how the dinosaurs—originally relatively small and of minor importance to the broader ecosystem—evolved to become the dominant species some 30 million years later. Fossilized feces and vomit from dinosaurs might hold important clues to how…
Over the past decade, a new class of infections has threatened Windows users. By infecting the firmware that runs immediately before the operating system loads, these UEFI bootkits continue to run even when the hard drive is replaced or reformatted.…
New images show the rapidly rotating pulsar of the “Guitar Nebula” shooting out a gigantic cosmic plume of plasma, X-rays and supercharged particles spinning along a magnetic field line in interstellar space.
Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But they almost certainly came from Earth.
Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS were forced to seal a hatch and don protective equipment after the arrival of a cargo vessel brought with it a bizarre smell.
Makers of smart devices that fail to disclose how long they will support their products with software updates may be breaking the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned this week. The FTC released its statement after examining…
