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The carbonate compensation depth — a zone where high pressure and low temperature creates conditions so acidic it dissolves shell and skeleton — could make up half of the global ocean by the end of the century.
A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.
Enlarge / MDMA (credit: Getty | PYMCA/Avalon) A scientific journal has retracted three studies underpinning the clinical development of MDMA—aka ecstasy—as a psychedelic treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The move came just a day after news broke that the Food…
Enlarge / The crew of Fram2 from left to right: Eric Philips, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Chun Wang, and Rabea Rogge. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX will fly the first-ever human spaceflight over the Earth’s poles, possibly before the end of this year, the…
Earth was hit by a “severe” G4-class geomagnetic storm on Monday morning, increasing the chances of auroras in the northern U.S. tonight.
The European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope has found evidence of more than 350 previously unknown moons orbiting asteroids within our solar system.
There’s now an option to treat anaphylaxis via a nasal spray, rather than with an auto-injected medication.
Enlarge (credit: Gary Hershorn / Contributor | Corbis News) Google announced Monday that it’s shutting down all AdSense accounts in Russia due to “ongoing developments in Russia.” This effectively ends Russian content creators’ ability to monetize their posts, including YouTube…
Enlarge / Great white sharks can reduce drag at different swimming speeds thanks to high and low ridged dentricles in its skin. (credit: Terry Goss/CC BY 2.5) The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a swift and mighty hunter, capable…
In very rare instances, the live microorganisms in probiotics can cause dangerous infections.
