Deep in the remote outback of northern Western Australia, red cliffs rise beneath a searing sun. Amid these ancient rocks, silent fossils lie entombed—time capsules from an age when strange…
Author: Muhammad Tuhin
Mysteries of the Moai: New Evidence Shows Easter Island Was Never Truly Alone
Across the endless blue of the Pacific, in a realm where ocean horizons blur into sky, lie the scattered islands of Polynesia—fragments of volcanic rock that became the stage for…
NASA’s Asteroid Strike Unleashes a Surprise Storm of Space Boulders
Under a black, silent sky in September 2022, humanity took its first real swing at cosmic defense. NASA’s DART spacecraft—a squat box the size of a vending machine, powered by…
Moon Rock Found in Africa Unlocks Secrets of Lost Lunar Volcanoes
High above the shifting sands of Earth’s deserts, a silent traveler once crossed the void—a fragment of the Moon, flung into space by a violent collision, wandering alone for eons…
The Cosmic Chaos That Made Earth the Only Habitable Planet
When you look up at the night sky, you see the cold brilliance of planets and stars, silent and still. But 4.5 billion years ago, the early solar system was…
Vera Rubin Observatory Peers Into the Heart of a Star-Crowded Cosmic Relic
In the southern constellation of Tucana, cloaked in a dense and glittering halo of ancient starlight, lies one of the most intriguing and puzzling cosmic relics in our galactic neighborhood:…
Astronomers Unlock Secrets of Pulsar’s Mysterious Wind Nebula
In the vast reaches of the universe, pulsars—rapidly spinning neutron stars—are among the most intriguing and enigmatic objects. They emit beams of radiation that sweep across the cosmos like cosmic…
How Dying Stars Are Creating the Building Blocks for New Worlds
When you look up at the night sky, the stars twinkle like distant diamonds, each one a blazing furnace of nuclear fusion. Yet, beyond their bright light, these stars are…
The Mystery of the First Stars and the Role of Primordial Black Holes
In the vast, dark expanse of the universe, where light has barely begun to filter through the cosmic fog, one of the most profound and enduring mysteries looms: dark matter.…
America’s Babies Are Missing Gut Guardians That Protect Them for Life
Under the soft glow of a nursery nightlight, a newborn baby sleeps, tiny fists curled beside rosy cheeks. From the outside, all seems perfect. But hidden inside that delicate body,…
The Hidden Heart Risks of Sleeping in Brightness
In a groundbreaking new study, scientists from Australia’s Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, working with colleagues in the UK and U.S., have uncovered evidence that exposure to brighter light…
When Vision Fades, the Eye Fights Back with Hidden Networks
As the sun dips below the horizon, millions of rods in our retinas awaken to capture the faintest glimmers of twilight. But for those living with retinitis pigmentosa—a genetic disease…
The Tiny Ash-Winged Dinosaur Cousin That Took Flight 209 Million Years Ago
Under an unforgiving Arizona sun, where rattlesnakes slide among painted rock canyons and wild horses roam the ochre hills, a team of paleontologists stumbled upon a portal to a forgotten…
Hidden Volcanoes May Explode as Ice Disappears
High in the rugged peaks of the Chilean Andes, glaciers once flowed like icy rivers, pressing down upon mountains that seemed timeless and immovable. Yet beneath that tranquil white armor,…
Ice Clouds Drift Inside the Milky Way’s Fiery Heart
High above and below the swirling disk of the Milky Way, titanic bubbles of scorching gas billow into space—a cosmic echo of a violent past. For over a decade, astronomers…
Space Ice Hides Tiny Crystals That Could Rewrite the Origins of Life
Far beyond Earth’s pale blue sky, where stars shimmer like diamonds on black velvet, ice is more than just frozen water—it’s cosmic history, a vault of secrets waiting to thaw.…
Are We Living in a Giant Cosmic Bubble That Warps the Universe’s Expansion?
Imagine gazing up at the night sky, the stars sparkling like diamonds scattered on velvet. Now imagine that all those stars — and even our entire Milky Way galaxy —…
Seeds That Sleep for Centuries—Then Suddenly Wake Up
In the remote reaches of Earth, beneath layers of soil, nestled in cracks of ancient rock, and encased in deep layers of ice, lie dormant seeds. These seeds, quietly slumbering,…
How Some Plants Remember and Learn Without a Brain
For centuries, humans have been taught that cognition—learning, remembering, and reacting—is something exclusive to animals with brains, and most notably to humans with our vastly complex neural networks. However, as…
The Creepy Genius of the Corpse Flower
On a humid night in the dense jungles of Sumatra, an ancient plant prepares for one of the rarest spectacles in the natural world. The corpse flower, or Amorphophallus titanum,…
This Plant Can Move Like an Animal—Watch It Hunt
In the deep, lush heart of the rainforests, where sunlight struggles to pierce the thick canopy of leaves, a silent battle rages. But this is not the familiar struggle of…