Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya project. The idea is to put […]
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Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
The FDA is weighing whether six experimental peptides should become available through compounding pharmacies. A better answer is neither yes nor no.
A myth around total solar eclipses is that the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth can cause earthquakes. There is a seismic effect, but it’s not what you think.
North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
The annual Perseids, the year’s most popular meteor shower, will peak on Aug. 12-13. Here’s where to go, how to watch and when to see the most “shooting stars.”
Student-led protests across Ukraine are extraordinary because they are being staged in defiance of the missiles launched by Russian invaders and their Kremlin commander.
A century’s worth of sawfish rostra tucked away in museums and private collections has revealed something we couldn’t see by counting animals alone: the world’s largetooth sawfish have lost a remarkable amount of their genetic diversity.