September 25, 20243 min readEarth Is Getting a New Mini MoonA small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep spaceBy Lee BillingsAn artist’s concept of a...
September 25, 20243 min readHere’s Why Birds Look So Goofy When They RunLooking silly when they run saves birds energy—and some dinosaurs may have done the sameBy Meghan BartelsKen Griffiths/Alamy Stock Photo When humans want to move fast—barring speed-walking competitions—we...
September 25, 20244 min readWhat Makes Hurricane Helene Such a Dangerous Storm?Hurricane Helene is a large storm set to bring substantial storm surge to the coast of Florida, as well as wind and rain-driven flooding up into Tennessee and South...
In 2015, Nikki Schultek was in her prime: a young mother of two little boys, she had just run a half marathon. Then, a mysterious illness hit. Her asthma, previously well-managed, became increasingly severe. Over the following months, she experienced...
A Bronze Age mummy from Xinjiang, ChinaWenying Li A mysterious white substance found on Bronze Age mummies in China has proven to be the world’s oldest cheese. The cheese remnants were first found about two decades ago, smeared on the...
Noble Nori is a premier destination for sushi lovers seeking both traditional Japanese flavors and modern culinary innovation. Known for its commitment to quality, Noble Nori has quickly become a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike, offering a diverse...
Large language models are capable of answering a wide range of questions – but not always accuratelyJamie Jin/Shutterstock Large language models (LLMs) seem to get less reliable at answering simple questions when they get bigger and learn from human feedback....
Covalent bonds can contain two, four, six or eight electrons – or just oneSimoneN/Shutterstock It is not often that chemists create a new kind of chemical bond, but they have just done it. A covalent bond that relies on a...
Jet streams are strong winds that blow high above Earth’s surfaceNASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Extreme weather caused by shifts in a jet stream seems to have brought summers of fires, failed harvests and rampant disease across Europe over the past...
Emus always have one foot on the ground when running at an intermediate paceImagebroker / Alamy Stock Photo If you want to imagine a dinosaur running, then perhaps look at emus. They probably shared a similar posture, which makes it...
