Science and Technolgy blog
Tanzania’s outlandish Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, the only volcano on Earth that is currently erupting carbonatite lava, has been sinking at a rate of 1.4 inches per year for the past decade.
Wildfires can generate tornado-like fire whirls and other “unpredictable and erratic” weather. An atmospheric scientist explains how.
Blood biomarker tests could help doctors know if a person’s cognitive symptoms are due to Alzheimer’s or something else.
The T Coronae Borealis nova will soon burst into life above our heads for the first time in 78 years.
The shards contain nine metals that the famous astronomer may have used, including one not formally identified until 180 years after his death.
Researchers say they’ve discovered evidence for the recently proposed ‘law of increasing functional information’ by proving that minerals evolve as life does.
The mummy was well preserved with an expensive embalming material. Her organs were still intact, showing an unusual mummification technique, a CT scan revealed.
Artificial intelligence explores new ideas by tapping human intuition, a step toward humanlike intelligence.
The Salar de Uyuni desert is famous for its gleaming surface waters and hexagonal salt crust patterns, but below this otherworldly landscape lie about 11 million tons of highly sought-after lithium.
A rare muscle-stiffening reaction could explain the open-mouthed expression of a mummy known as the Screaming Woman, scientists suggest.
