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Physicists have detected the highest-energy neutrino ever felt on Earth. The neutrino, detected at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, has nearly 100 times more energy than any ghost particle previously detected.
Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.
Biomedical research in the US is world class in part because of a longstanding partnership between universities and the federal government. On Feb. 7, 2025, the US National Institutes of Health issued a policy that could weaken the position of…
In the mid- and upper-latitudes on Earth, during the early evening hours, thin and wispy clouds can sometimes be observed in the upper atmosphere. These clouds have an ethereal feel and consist of ice crystals in very high clouds at…
A recent study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology has offered encouraging preliminary findings for individuals with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder who have not responded to standard treatments. Researchers discovered that a single injection of ketamine, an anesthetic medication, led to…
After a relatively short period of just two and a half years, the chief of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, was dismissed from his position last week. The Kremlin announced he would be replaced by 39-year-old former Deputy…
Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.
A viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.
The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But if we were to search Mars, Titan, or the subsurface oceans of Europa or Enceladus, it seems like all we can reasonably hope to find…
A ‘false dusk’ will be visible during twilight in February, but only from locations that are free of light pollution. Here’s everything you need to know about zodiacal light.
