Scientists Find an Explanation for Powerful Gamma-Ray Bursts: Binary Stars
A new study shows that being in a binary star system can keep a massive star spinning fast enough to produce such powerful explosions. ...read more
Month: January 2020
The Parasite That Infects Mouse Brains and Makes Them More Curious
Before it reaches humans, T. gondii infects cats. And to get to cats, it first manipulates rodents. ...read more
In Russia’s Far North, a Lone Group of Neanderthals May Have Been the Last of Their Kind
Near the Arctic Circle, a group of Neanderthals may have persisted for thousands of years after the rest of their species disappeared. ...read more
Worried About Your Foul Mouth? Swearing Could Actually Be Good For You, Science Says
People who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent, studies show. ...read more
Putting Air Filters in Classrooms Could Give Student Performance a Serious Boost
Air filters could raise test scores in schools as much as cutting class size by a third. ...read more
How to Watch NASA’s Upcoming Spacewalks to Fix the ISS
The next three spacewalks will complete fixes to the space station’s solar panels and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector. ...read more
Ginkgo Trees Stay Youthful For Hundreds of Years — Scientist Are Probing How
Even ginkgo trees that have been alive for centuries display little signs of old age. ...read more
Scientists Find Meteorite Pieces That Are Older Than The Solar System
Some of the ancient grains may have been created by a boom in stars forming in the Milky Way about seven billion years ago. ...read more
New Eruption from one of the Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Philippines
Taal, a caldera near Manila in the Philippines, has been raised to alert level 4 after an explosion that sent ash miles up. ...read more
Microplastics are Everywhere, but Their Health Effects on Humans are Still Unclear
The health effects of microplastics remain unclear, but we do know that they're pervasive in both the environment and our bodies. ...read more