Orcas Prove That They No Longer Need to Hunt in Packs to Take Down the Great White Shark
Biology

Orcas Prove That They No Longer Need to Hunt in Packs to Take Down the Great White Shark

For the first time, an orca (killer whale) was spotted individually swallowing a great white shark in less than two minutes. “The astonishing predation off…
Slimming Down a Massive Fossil Whale
Biology

Slimming Down a Massive Fossil Whale

A 30 million-year-old fossil whale may not be the biggest mammal of all time, according to a new study by paleontologists at UC Davis and…
The James Webb Space Telescope Captured the End of Planet Formation
Astronomy

The James Webb Space Telescope Captured the End of Planet Formation

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expanding scientists’ understanding of planet formation by studying their birthplaces and the circumstellar disks that encircle young stars.…
Fixing Space-Physics Mistakes Improves Satellite Safety
Astronomy

Fixing Space-Physics Mistakes Improves Satellite Safety

Correcting 50-year-old math flaws that explain how electromagnetic waves disperse electrons trapped in Earth’s magnetic fields could lead to greater space technology safety. “The discovery…
High-Resolution Simulations Offer Fresh Insights Into how Galaxies Develop
Astronomy

High-Resolution Simulations Offer Fresh Insights Into how Galaxies Develop

Astronomers can use supercomputers to recreate galaxies’ creation from the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago to today. However, there are other reasons for the…
The Earth’s Atmosphere is Missing Massive Amounts of Xenon, and We don’t know Where It Went
Astronomy

The Earth’s Atmosphere is Missing Massive Amounts of Xenon, and We don’t know Where It Went

Meteorites that have impacted our planet over the years have left us with a mystery: significant amounts of xenon appear to be vanishing from the…
How Does ‘the Strong Force’ Affect the Gravitational Wave Backdrop
Astronomy

How Does ‘the Strong Force’ Affect the Gravitational Wave Backdrop

Gravitationally speaking, the universe is a chaotic place. Gravitational waves from unknown sources travel unexpectedly through space, presumably from the early universe. Scientists have been…
Astronomers Discovered a New Relationship Between Water and Planet Formation
Astronomy

Astronomers Discovered a New Relationship Between Water and Planet Formation

Researchers discovered water vapor in the disk surrounding a young star, just where planets may be developing. Water is an essential component of life on…
Dehydrating the Stratosphere Could Help Alleviate Climate Change, Scientists Suggest
Environmental Science

Dehydrating the Stratosphere Could Help Alleviate Climate Change, Scientists Suggest

Scientists have been debating whether purposefully drying the Earth’s stratosphere could be a solution to the climate catastrophe (other than, you know, not burning crazy…
Astronomers Find an Incredibly Red Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Cosmos Growing in the Shadows
Astronomy

Astronomers Find an Incredibly Red Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Cosmos Growing in the Shadows

A team of astronomers led by Dr. Lukas Furtak and Prof. Adi Zitrin from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev discovered an incredibly red, gravitationally…
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