10 supercharged solar storms that blew us away in 2024
The sun’s most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful auroras. Here are 10 of our favorite solar outbursts this year.
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Oldest sinew bowstrings ever found in Europe have been hiding in Spain’s ‘Bat Cave’ for 7,000 years
The bowstrings were found with wood-and-reed arrows and were used by the first European farmers.
How might NASA change under Trump? Here’s what is being discussed
Although the details remain in flux, the transition team reviewing NASA and its activities has begun to draft potential executive orders for changes to space policy under the Trump Administration. Sources familiar with the five people on the team, who…
Garmin Fenix 8 review
This might be the most important watch of the year for fitness fans.
Panasonic Lumix GH7 review
The Panasonic Lumix is a high-spec Micro Four Thirds camera with professional photo and video features that make it a great hybrid solution.
Ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects traced to overlooked brain cells
A new study has uncovered a surprising player in ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects: astrocytes, the star-shaped support cells of the brain. By studying larval zebrafish, researchers found that ketamine reduces behavioral passivity by altering astrocytic activity in response to futile…
Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean
The KM3NeT telescopes, currently under construction, will catch high-energy neutrinos that could reveal secrets of the cosmos.
Gut microbiota linked to functional changes in psychiatric disorders, study reveals
A study of individuals with various psychiatric disorders found that gut microbiota composition is associated with changes in psychological functioning. Specifically, the researchers identified associations between functional domains—negative valence, social processes, cognitive systems, and arousal/regulatory systems—and the abundance of eight…
Film Technica: Our favorite movies of 2024
Editor’s note: Warning: Although we’ve done our best to avoid spoiling anything too major, please note this list does include a few specific references to several of the listed films that some might consider spoiler-y. This was the year that…
A peek into a stellar nursery has revealed six baby giant worlds
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a baby photo of six Jupiter-sized worlds. These newborn objects are cradled in a stellar nursery some 1,000 light-years away. And the tiniest among them is swaddled in a dusty disk that might…
