Earth’s mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent Pangaea
The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
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Childhood adversity may contribute to addiction to short-form videos
A recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior has revealed a possible link between negative childhood experiences and the risk of developing an addiction to short-form video platforms, such as TikTok. The study, conducted on a large sample of…
Lasers reveal secrets of lost Silk Road cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan
On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce.
Hyperarousal peaks in the morning for insomniacs
A recent study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that people with insomnia experience heightened levels of hyperarousal—a state of persistent tension or restlessness—compared to those without sleep difficulties, especially in the morning. This arousal was also found…
Scientists ran a simulation on political polarization—here’s the key insight that emerged
What do immigration, inheritance taxation and cannabis legalisation have in common? Not much, actually. Yet if we know somebody’s stance on one of these issues, we can make a good guess about their view on the others. Politics often seems…
A how-to for ethical geoengineering research
Over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, the world’s temperatures hovered near 1.5° C above pre-industrial temperatures, and the catastrophic weather events that ensued provided a preview of what might be expected to be the new normal before mid-century. And the warming…
Are Boeing’s problems beyond fixable?
As Boeing’s latest chief executive, Kelly Ortberg’s job was never going to be easy. On Wednesday, it got harder still. That morning, Ortberg had faced investors for the first time, telling them that ending a debilitating strike by Boeing’s largest…
Babirusa: The prehistoric ‘deer’ pigs with huge antler teeth
Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated on Sulawesi when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.
Most of Earth’s meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots
Scientists say they’ve uncovered where the vast majority of Earth’s meteorites came from.
Scientists have dated the moon’s oldest, and largest, impact site
The largest and oldest-known impact site on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken basin. Thanks to new research, scientists have dated the basin to the period between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.
