This wasn’t the first time a spacecraft watched an eclipse from the moon From the surface of the moon, the Firefly lander captured this look at a lunar eclipse — or from its perspective, a solar eclip...
The figurines indicate cultural connections with other parts of Mesoamerica These oddly expressive figurines from the ancient Maya world were probably puppets for ritual scenes — and perhaps used for ...
Zebra stripes? Leopard print? Neither were in vogue among the earliest mammals during the Age of Dinosaurs. Early mammals and their close relatives probably sported dark, drab coats from snout to tail...
Helium atoms filled gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature Under high temperature and pressure, helium atoms (red circles) move into the spaces between iron atoms (red circles with ...
The face fossils date to as early as 1.4 million years ago Reassembled upper jaw and cheek fossils found in a Spanish cave come from the oldest known human ancestors in Western Europe. Researchers dat...
The tug-of-war between quantum computers and classical computers is intensifying. In just minutes, a special quantum processor, called a quantum annealing processor, solved a complex real-world proble...
Male and female parents experience a boost in brain region coordination, a new study reports As the number of kids parented increases, so does coordination between brain regions’ activities — particul...
Millions of Americans take antidepressants to help manage everything from depression and anxiety to post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, the Trump administration has announced that these drugs, which ...
All four of the sun’s giant planets emit more energy than they receive from the sun Like the sun’s other giant worlds, Uranus (seen in this 1986 photo from the Voyager 2 spacecraft) radiates more ener...
Citations Pew Research Center. About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023. Published online January 15, 2025. E. Goh, R. Gallo and J. Hom. Large language...
Species in India endure potentially damaging highs for about 10 minutes per Species in India endure potentially damaging highs for about 10 minutes per day Trees in India’s Western Ghat mountains (sho...
