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A 2024 study that claimed to have discovered an entirely new source of oxygen in the deep sea — dubbed “dark oxygen” — was flawed, inconsistent…
A close-up of the skeleton shows a nail placed on top of the chest (just left of the spine). (Image credit: Special Superintendency of Rome)Small iron…
An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) agent broke from the constraints of its testing environment and used its newfound freedom to start mining cryptocurrency without permission.Dubbed ROME,…
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the birth of one of the universe’s most powerful magnets, or magnetars, at the heart of an unusually bright…
While spring is a lovely time of year to look forward to, for some, it brings about mixed feelings because their hay fever symptoms increase as…
While full-frame cameras dominate the conversation for astrophotography, many APS-C and Micro Four Thirds (MFT) systems punch far above their weight, and the smaller sensor sizes…
A marble fragment from the Acropolis of Athens has been found in the remains of a ship that sank in 1802, according to Greece’s Ministry of…
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid contains all of the “letters” that make up DNA, suggesting that these key ingredients for life may be common in the solar…
As a landscape and wildlife photographer, when I’m not hiking mountains or chasing herds of deer in the wilds of Scotland, I love taking inspiration from…
Thirsty plants are sucking up water that would otherwise end up in the Colorado River, according to a new study. The findings could have important implications…
