Earth’s outer core may hold a hidden ‘doughnut’
A newly discovered doughnut shape in Earth’s outer core may reveal elements that help drive the formation of the planet’s magnetic field.
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Ants changed the architecture of their nests when exposed to a pathogen
Black garden ants made tweaks to entrances, tunnels and chambers that may help prevent diseases from spreading.
Scientist who discovered body’s ‘fire alarm’ against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize
One of this year’s coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian “James” Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.
Parrots may offer clues to how our intelligence evolved
Bruce the kea is missing his upper beak. This makes the olive green parrot look a little like he’s always surprised. But scientists are even more shocked at what he can do in spite of his injury. Bruce has been…
Playing with fire: How VR is being used to train the next generation of firefighters
Can VR training for first responders replicate the heat, the smoke and the stress of handling a real blaze?
Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space.
Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent
The Amazon fires, fueled by severe drought exacerbated by climate change, have created a toxic smoke cloud spanning about 4 million square miles — an area larger than the entire United States.
ESA’s JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here’s why
JUICE successfully identified water and the building blocks of life in Earth’s atmosphere. In doing so, the probe headed for Jupiter’s moons confirmed that its instruments are working properly.
Iron winds and molten metal rains ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet
“Our observations indicate the presence of powerful iron winds, probably fuelled by a hot spot in the atmosphere.”
Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing
Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.
