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QUICK FACTSWhat it is: A ‘cosmic ring’ — an expanding gas bubble of ionized carbon.Where it is: 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the swan).When…
Neanderthals left behind various clues about their enigmatic lives. But less is known about their spiritual sides. Some archaeologists and anthropologists believe these early humans, who…
With relatively little fanfare, the first-ever global carbon tax was poised to be formally adopted as an international agreement this year.The International Maritime Organization, or IMO,…
In the Arctic, a major variable for future climate change lives in the ground, invisible.Microbes in the layers of soil just above the frozen permafrost metabolize…
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Scientists have built a new kind of molecular qubit that could help connect quantum computers over existing telecommunications technology — laying the foundation for a future…
This week’s science news has been fraught with controversy, as the three former leaders of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took to…
Free radicals have a terrible reputation. These reactive and unstable molecules have been associated with cancer, aging, and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.Yet the body constantly…
Rare tusked whales have been identified and photographed alive at sea for the first time following a herculean research effort off the shores of Mexico, a…
As the weather gets colder and the nights grow longer, it’s the ideal season to cozy up and explore fascinating documentaries, nature series, and lifestyle shows.…
