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The two major earthquakes that struck Venezuela just 39 seconds apart on June 24 had slightly different epicenters in north-central Venezuela. The first (M7.2) struck near…
Quick factsWhat it is: Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128)Where it is: 11 million light-years away, in the constellation CentaurusWhen it was shared: July 6, 2026This image…
Albert Einstein gave us the theory of relativity, explained the photoelectric effect and predicted the existence of gravitational waves. He revolutionized our understanding of space, time…
Most archaeologists spend time digging in the dirt or piecing together broken artifacts or bones in the lab, attempting to make sense of the past in…
Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for example, stores approximately 123 billion tonnes…
In most areas of archaeology, excavators painstakingly dig layer by layer to reveal not just buried artifacts but also charred seeds, broken bones and microscopic grains…
On a Sunday afternoon in April, the main minibus terminal in Sukabumi, Indonesia, looked sleepy from the outside. But in an open space round the back,…
This week’s science news was filled with big discoveries from the world of the small, led by a physicist’s creation of a mini-universe, which was designed…
The patient: An 83-year-old man in BelgiumThe symptoms: The man sought medical attention at a hospital because the muscles on one side of his face had…
Fast charging seems to be almost everywhere. Many smartphones can go from nearly empty to more than 50% charged in about half an hour, while some…
