The World’s Most Active Volcano Sprouts Pele’s ‘Hair’ and ‘Tears’
Scientists are collecting solidified lava that resembles both hair and tears to learn about the activity bubbling beneath Kīlauea in Hawaii. ...read more
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An Indigenous Amazonian Group May Hold a Key to Slowing Down the Aging Process
Elderly Tsimané in Bolivia have healthier hearts and brains than industrialized societies, scientists say. ...read more
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How to Donate Your Body to Science
It's the last kind of citizen science you could ever do — but the donation process isn't exactly an easy thing to navigate. ...read more
How Lobster Eyes Can Help Astronomers Get a Wider View of the Cosmos
The crustacean-inspired technology can help us analyze far-off phenomena, like supernovae collisions and solar wind, that extend past our own galaxy. ...read more
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Why Beer Mats Won’t Fly Like Frisbees
Flying beer mats always flip onto their side, unlike frisbees which can achieve stable flight. Now physicists think they know why. ...read more
Could Misbehaving Muons Upend the Known Laws of Physics?
A tiny particle's unexpected magnetism is shaking up what physicists thought they knew about the universe. ...read more
Sexual Cannibalism: Why Females Sometimes Eat Their Mates After Sex
Species from praying mantises to snakes have been observed engaging in sexual cannibalism. Like most things in nature, there’s a reason behind the behavior. ...read more
Wicked High Tides: Citizen Scientists Plan for Sea-Level Rise
King tides happen when the Earth, Sun and moon align, sometimes creating "sunny day flooding." To understand how sea level rise will change future flood patterns, researchers and citizen scientists are teaming up to map areas that are already impacted. ...read more