Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from…
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What it is: The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, two dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky WayWhere…
Earth isn’t alone in orbiting our sun; it’s joined by a bunch of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that we…
Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new…
You may have noticed that your cat’s tail moves in all sorts of ways, from quivering in an upright position,…
You can knock a good telescope out, but you can’t keep it down. Using data from the now-destroyed Arecibo radio…
Name: Turuchan pika (Ochotona turuchanensis)Where it lives: Mountains of central SiberiaWhat it eats: Plants and vegetation, including nettlesWhy it’s awesome:…
Scientists have created the world’s first mechanical qubit: a tiny, moving system that stores quantum information using vibrations instead of…
When you think of electric fields, you likely think of electricity — the stuff that makes modern life possible by…
A volcanic crater in Indonesia over 7,700 feet (2,350 meters) above sea level is home to Earth’s largest acidic lake,…