Meditation can be harmful
Miguel Farias, Coventry University Since mindfulness it’s something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of…
Syntrichia caninervis: Could this moss help terraform Mars?
Mosses, small and apparently simple, are considered to be the Earth’s great terraformers. They have the ability to transform barren rock into fertile soil, playing a crucial role in creating habitats that allow…
Discovery shows humans lived in Argentina 20,000 years ago
In a discovery that rewrites the history of human occupation in the Americas, researchers have found irrefutable evidence of the interaction between humans and megafauna in the Southern Cone. The centerpiece of this…
Could people turn Mars into another Earth?
Sven Bilén, Penn State Is it possible that one day we could make Mars like Earth? – Tyla, age 16, Mississippi When I was in middle school, my biology teacher showed our class…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds pure sulfur in Martian rocks
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars by finding pure sulfur in a rock, surprising scientists. Although the rover has detected sulfur before, it has always found it mixed with…
Lessons from evolutionary theory on alien appearance
Samuel Levin, University of Oxford Aliens could be everywhere. There are at least 100 billion planets in our galaxy alone, and at least 20% of them could be habitable. Even if a tiny…
What are the scientific explanations for alien abduction?
Ken Drinkwater, Manchester Metropolitan University and Neil Dagnall, Manchester Metropolitan University Accounts of mysterious flashing lights in the sky, spacecrafts and encounters with “real” aliens reflect high levels of public interest in UFOs…
Scan of mummified crocodile reveals ancient Egyptian ritual
A study has used advanced 3D imaging technology to reveal surprising details about the life and death of a crocodile mummified by the ancient Egyptians. The research, carried out by scientists from the…
Planet turning into hot Jupiter discovered.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. These scorching worlds are as massive as Jupiter, and they swing wildly close to their star, whirling around…
Successful Test of Next-Generation Hypersonic Ramjet
Researchers at GE Aerospace’s Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York, have announced the successful testing of a new dual-mode hypersonic ramjet engine. This breakthrough represents a significant milestone, as development from design…