Why was Hurricane Helene so devastating?
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do […]
50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view of the cosmos
Satellites interfere with radio astronomy – Scientific news, October 5, 1974 In the past, satellites and probes launched by NASA
Some fleas do not poop for weeks. This keeps their pools clean
Some tadpoles do not poop in the first weeks of their lives. At least, this is the case for Eiffinger’s
The Europa Clipper has set out to solve an alien mystery
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is on its way to help solve a quarter-century-old mystery: Could anything live in the ocean
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
A transatlantic flight could turn Saharan dust into a major ocean nutrient
As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more nutritious for marine
Blood pressure can be falsely high if the arm is not positioned correctly
When the arm is in the lap or at the side, a blood pressure reading can be falsely high. But
Runaway stars can impact the cosmos far away from their galaxies
Dozens of runaway stars were captured fleeing a dense star cluster in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The
Storms ignite a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays
Above the cloud tops, storms blow with a complex and frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a
The ancient Scythians had cultural roots in Siberia
Scythian shepherds and horse-riding warriors who inhabited central Asia and eastern Europe about 2,500 years ago may have had cultural