Will we ever reach Alpha Centauri, our closest neighboring star system?
Visiting our nearest stellar neighbor will take near-light-speed travel.
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SpaceX roars back to orbit barely two weeks after in-flight anomaly
Enlarge / The Starlink 10-9 mission lifts off early Saturday morning from Florida. (credit: SpaceX webcast) Early on Saturday morning, at 1:45 am local time, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into orbit from its launch site at Kennedy Space Center…
Tonga eruption entombed deep-sea life in ash
When Hunga erupted in 2022, ash “decimated” slow-moving species living on the seafloor. More mobile species were able to hoof it out of harm’s way.
An undersea eruption rocked the Aegean 520,000 years ago
Scientists discovered an unknown volcanic eruption that rocked the seafloor in the Aegean more than 500,000 years ago.
12 game-changing moments in the history of AI
From Alan Turing’s seminal paper to the advent of ChatGPT, here are 12 pivotal moments in the history of artificial intelligence.
Anxiety affects walking behavior in threatening situations, VR study shows
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have conducted a groundbreaking study examining how anxiety affects walking behavior, particularly in situations that evoke a sense of postural threat. The study, published in the journal Experimental Brain Research, found that while simple…
‘It gave me goosebumps’: Most powerful gamma ray burst ever detected hid a secret, scientists say
Scientists have found a mysterious signal in the brightest gamma ray burst ever detected, and now they know what caused it.
People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warns
Enlarge / Wegovy is an injectable prescription weight-loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. (credit: Getty | Michael Siluk) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two injectable versions of the blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drug, semaglutide (Wegovy…
12,500-year-old rock art ‘canvas’ in the Amazon reveals early Americans’ connection with wildlife
Thousands of ochre rock drawings, including images of humans and animals morphing into one another, offer a striking glimpse at early life in the Amazon.
Study finds strangulation is common during sex among young Australians despite known risks
A new study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior reports that sexual strangulation is a prevalent practice among young Australians, with positive perceptions influenced by beliefs about its safety, social normative factors, and exposure to depictions in pornography. Dangers of…
