The first explorers known to have reached the North Pole spent weeks dragging their sleds across the rough pack ice. Now, people can travel most of the way there from the comfort of a cruise ship, their passage eased by...
A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant, perhaps offering insights into planetary migration Source link...
September 26, 20244 min readWhat Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office?An office in the Pentagon investigated UFOs—and the paranormal—over a decade ago, segueing into a long saga leading to Congressional hearings and breathless news stories today. But the...
The Franklin expedition was dramatised in television show The TerrorAMC Human remains recovered from the British Royal Navy’s doomed Franklin expedition have been identified as Captain James Fitzjames using DNA and genealogical evidence. The unfortunate officer has also been confirmed...
There are small pieces of plastic in the food we eat and air we breatheSIVStockStudio/Shutterstock It seems that every few months we discover microplastics in a new part of the body. We have found them in our liver, kidneys, lungs...
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...
