Jennifer Chu | MIT News While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon’s surface….
Marine Drouilly, University of Cape Town In March 2023, temperatures in eastern Senegal soared to 40°C, with the cooling rains still months away. Yet, for the dedicated field team from the NGO Panthera…
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have unearthed a 500 million-year-old larva fossil, remarkably preserved to reveal significant details about the evolution of arthropods. This extraordinary find, a species now known as Youti yuanshi,…
A recent study conducted by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has shed light on the potential benefits of a vegan diet on biological aging. The research, which involved 21 pairs of…
In many gardens, the tree known as the tulip tree, belonging to the genus Liriodendron, stands out for its beautiful flowers and foliage. However, researchers have recently discovered an intriguing secret about the…
It’s so sad to think that lung diseases are responsible for millions of deaths worldwide every year. Despite the amazing advances in medicine that we’ve seen, treatment options remain limited and animal models…
Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy, McGill University and Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa, Western University In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese…
For decades, the scientific community has held firm to the belief that humans are the sole primates capable of speech. This long-standing assumption has recently been challenged by a groundbreaking study published in…
A recent study has revealed new details about the construction of the step pyramid of the 3rd Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Zoser, highlighting the presence of a complex water management system, including a hydraulic…
Jennifer Chu | MIT News A sustainable source for clean energy may lie in old soda cans and seawater. MIT engineers have found that when the aluminum in soda cans is exposed in its pure…