What's On
Browsing: Science
Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s waterChina is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking on water…
From government surveillance programs to microchips in vaccines, technology-centric conspiracy theories have exploded in the digital age, adding to some of the best conspiracy theories already…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain [28.62120467, -17.89960469]What’s in the photo? Concentric cloud rings over an erupting volcanoWhich satellite took the photo? NASA’s…
The causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are poorly understood, but now, scientists have pinpointed a runaway immune response that may underlie the condition in some…
Researchers have identified a new species of “walking shark,” a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their fins to “walk” along shallow reefs.A team…
The patient: A 29-year-old woman in LithuaniaThe symptoms: The woman had been trying to conceive with her male partner but had not become pregnant. Two rounds…
QUICK FACTSName: Hanging lamp in the form of a sandaled right footWhat it is: A bronze oil lampWhere it is from: Syria (Byzantine Empire)When it was…
When galaxies collide, it’s less like a train wreck and more like a marriage: Two separate entities merge into a single massive celestial structure. But relationships…
As summer in the U.S. heats up, people become more diligent about protecting their skin from the sun. Another option for doing so will soon be…
Quick FactsWhat it is: OMC-2 molecular cloudWhere it is: 1,280 light-years away in the constellation OrionWhen it was shared: June 5, 2026.Explosive beams of energy crisscross…
