Category Science

every year, at the beginning of November, one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the world takes place in Michoacán, Mexico. Hundreds of millions of migrating monarch butterflies settle in the forested massifs of the country’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere…

A study from the University of South Australia reveals that following dietary guidelines can significantly reduce chronic pain levels, offering new hope for the millions worldwide who struggle with persistent pain conditions. This relationship between diet and pain exists independently…

What is Disease X? Don’t panic! Disease X doesn’t exist yet – but it might one day. Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to some currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of…

A new study outlines how three key cosmic discoveries could challenge the long-debated idea that our universe is specifically configured to support life. This proposed test could transform a philosophical argument into a scientifically testable hypothesis. Published in Journal of…

The Secret Lives Of Animals Lindsay McCrae/Apple TV+ Asia (BBC iPlayer)Covering almost a third of our planet, Asia’s biodiversity and vast range of environments were ripe for the David Attenborough treatment. He narrates this seven-part series, which touches on everything…

December 9, 2024 3 min read 6 Wild Things We Learned about Earth in 2024 It’s been a fascinating year in earth science—from mysterious “dark oxygen” to an “unidentified seismic object,” here are some incredible things we’ve learned about our…

In a fascinating repurposing of space telescope data, astronomers have pierced the veil of our solar system’s asteroid belt, revealing a previously invisible population of diminutive space rocks that could help unlock the origins of Earth-impacting meteorites. These newly discovered…

Researchers trained an artificial intelligence model to gauge people’s ages from their brain scans laboratory/Alamy The abundance of 13 proteins in your blood seems to be a strong indicator of how rapidly your brain is ageing. This suggests that blood…

Quantum computers are a little like librarians: both abhor noise. Compared with their classical counterparts, quantum computers are finicky and need a serene environment to perform their calculations in peace. But even the quietest space in the universe reverberates with…

The universe’s expansion rate has presented astronomers with an intriguing mystery: it’s growing faster today than expected based on its cosmic infancy. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided compelling new evidence that this disparity isn’t due to measurement…