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Venus is remarkably similar to Earth in many ways, but saying its surface is unsuitable for life is a drastic understatement. In this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts attempt to fix it

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in photos due to warped gravity between the supernova and Earth. The new data could help researchers solve one of the universe's ...

Opening new possibilities for quantum sensors, atomic clocks and tests of fundamental physics, JILA researchers have developed new ways of "entangling" or interlinking the properties of large numbers of particles. In the...

The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed data for enhancing nuclear security applications, understanding criticality safety and desi...

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.

A new study reveals a direct correlation between elevated temperatures and increased hospital visits due to alcohol and substance disorders. Not only does this shed light on unforeseen implications of climate change but ...

Stress can cause "nervous stomach," but what is the link between negative emotions and uncomfortable digestive symptoms?

From stress to dehydration, there are many reasons why some people's veins may be "hard to find" when they're getting an infusion or blood draw.

Researchers delved into how ChatGPT influences user decision-making, focusing on the 'choice overload' phenomenon. This condition emerges when an individual is overwhelmed by numerous options, often leading to decision p...

Researchers uncover that the humble roundworm may hold insights into basic emotional mechanisms. When subjected to electric shocks, these worms displayed behavior consistent with a primitive form of emotion, prioritizing...

E-cigarettes, popular among teens, have been linked to increased alcohol and drug consumption. Now, with NIH funding, researchers seeks to understand the effects of combining e-cigarettes and alcohol on our brain's prote...

Researchers have created chip-based photonic resonators that operate in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible regions of the spectrum and exhibit a record low UV light loss. The new resonators lay the groundwork for increasin...

Researchers unlocked the mechanism behind the tight feeling of our skin post-cleanse and its relief post-moisturization. The study shows how external products induce mechanical changes on the skin's surface, creating sen...

The other day I dove headfirst into a spiderweb while half-asleep inside my camper van. Screams aside, the logical part of me marveled at how fast a single creepy-crawly had woven such an intricate--and surprisingly boun...

Whether you are familiar with the term "Magnus effect" or not, you have certainly seen it in action. It is when a spinning ball--for instance in football, cricket or baseball--bends away from its expected trajectory, oft...

Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are expected to be stronger than they have been for at least a decade over the next few months. Here is how to spot them

In the US, health officials recommend that everyone over the age of 6 months receives the latest annual covid-19 vaccine, while the UK and other European countries are restricting it to older or vulnerable people

Is it possible to make a femtosecond laser entirely out of glass? That's the rabbit hole that Yves Bellouard, head of EPFL's Galatea Laboratory, went down after years of spending hours--and hours--aligning femtosecond la...

Most of the imaging technologies available today, including smartphone cameras, digital video cameras, microscopes and telescopes, are based on the concepts of direct imaging, i.e., a camera directly recording a scene in...

Bio-sensors are biomolecular sensors that leverage or mimic the sophisticated molecular recognition capabilities of living organisms. They find widespread applications in fields such as health care, food, and the environ...

The number of onsite inspections at waterways in England has fallen sharply, with experts expressing concern about the rise of "office-based" checks