Underground tunnel on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface after landing softly in the Apollo 11 Eagle module on the famous…
Mayan underground structure discovered in Mexico
In Mexico, archaeologists have used LiDAR technology to discover ancient structures from the Mayan civilization. Among the finds are large pyramids, a civic-ceremonial center and an underground structure found under a Mayan playing…
Test predicts future cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
One of the most frightening aspects of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is the lack of knowledge about what lies ahead. Both patients and caregivers face the uncertainty of the disease’s progress, but…
Consciousness may have evolved to benefit society
Peter W Halligan, Cardiff University and David A Oakley, UCL Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current research on consciousness…
Hydrogen-Powered Air Taxi
In a significant milestone for sustainable aviation, a hydrogen-powered air cab has completed an 842-kilometer flight, emitting only water vapor. The aircraft, which left only a vapor trail in its wake, represents a…
7,000-year-old stone circles discovered in Saudi Arabia
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have made an impressive discovery by excavating eight ancient stone circles which, according to their findings, were used as dwellings. These finds, located in the Harrat ‘Uwayrid lava field,…
Machine Learning for Cell Analysis
Austin Chen | MIT News correspondent With recent advances in imaging, genomics and other technologies, the life sciences are awash in data. If a biologist is studying cells taken from the brain tissue of Alzheimer’s…
Sighting of red sprites from the International Space Station
Over the years, the International Space Station (ISS) has provided a unique vantage point for observing a variety of mysterious and intriguing phenomena in Earth’s upper atmosphere and beyond. From UFOs to strange…
Meteorites from Mars help us understand the planet’s interior
James Day, University of California, San Diego Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came…
Hubble discovers massive black hole closest to Earth
An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, taken over two decades, to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri,…