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An image of a biofluorescent frog perched on a bioluminescent mushroom is the People’s Choice winner for the Beaker Street Science Photography Competition 2024.
According to a new study published in Biological Psychology, facial attractiveness and positive personality traits independently reduce negative responses to unfair offers in economic decision-making. In social interactions, both facial attractiveness and perceived personality traits can significantly influence decision-making. Previous…
In a first, astronomers captured how convective forces power the quick bubbling movement of gas cells on the surface of a distant, massive star.
The newfound barracks may have been built partly because the Libyans were becoming a growing threat to ancient Egypt.
A recent study published in PLOS One highlights the potential psychological risks associated with exposure to TikTok content, particularly videos that promote disordered eating and unhealthy body ideals. The research shows that women who viewed pro-anorexia (pro-ana) content on the…
This is another in a year-long series of stories identifying how the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence is impacting our lives — and ways we can work to make those impacts as beneficial as possible. Ramin Hasani peered through a microscope at a…
Kugelblitz (noun, “KOO-ghull-blitz”) A kugelblitz is a black hole made of pure light. Such objects are only theoretical. Some laws of physics suggest they should be able to exist. Others suggest that in real life, a kugelblitz could never actually…
The jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with gold thread.
New observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench star formation across their surrounding galaxies.
Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune
