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Author: The Science Desk
Scientists Uncover 35000 Stars Pulsing in Celestial Harmony
For as long as humans have looked up at the night sky, we’ve seen stars as fixed, eternal points of…
Mysterious Object Detected in Earth’s Shadow Sparks Search for Answers
For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has meant listening for faint whispers from the stars — radio beacons, laser…
Astronomers Detect Mysterious X Ray Signal From a Black Hole 28 Thousand Light Years Away
Black holes are among the most extreme and enigmatic objects in the universe — invisible giants that swallow everything, even…
Mars Night Skies Found to Be Far Cloudier Than Anyone Imagined
For decades, scientists studying Mars have known the planet wears a thin veil of clouds — ghostly wisps of water…
Scientists Witness a Cosmic Giant Begin Its First Breath in Six Billion Years
For the first time, astronomers have caught a cosmic giant in the very moment it begins to stir from eons…
Astronomers May Have Found the Slow-Spinning Galaxies That Shaped the Early Universe
Far out in the depths of space, where light has traveled for more than 13 billion years to reach us,…
Why Our Sun Is Calmer Than Almost Every Other Star in the Universe
When we look up at the Sun, it’s easy to forget that it is just one of billions of stars…
The Universe’s First Galaxies May Have Formed Faster Than We Ever Imagined
In a discovery that could upend our understanding of how the cosmos began, scientists at the University of Missouri have…
How the Universe’s First Stars May Have Lit Up the Cosmos and Vanished Forever
In the quiet corridors of the University of Virginia’s Department of Astronomy, astrophysicist Jonathan Tan is reimagining one of the…
Scientists Capture the Most Haunting Glare in the Universe
For more than ten years, one cosmic object has been taunting astronomers with a baffling contradiction. Known as PKS 1424+240,…
Astronomers Detect the Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Ever, Shining Light on the Universe’s “Cosmic Noon”
It lasted just a few thousandths of a second — a fleeting pulse of radio energy racing across the cosmos.…
DNA From Ancient Graves Reveals West African Roots in Early Medieval England
On England’s south coast, in two quiet 7th-century cemeteries, archaeologists have uncovered an unexpected chapter in the island’s history. The…
Ancient Skull From Italian Cave Reveals a Forgotten Ice Age Tradition
On a wind-polished stretch of the Ligurian coast in northwestern Italy, the Arene Candide Cave has long guarded the secrets…
Lost Currency of Southeast Asia Shows Ancient Civilizations Were More Connected Than We Ever Imagined
For centuries, the jungles, rivers, and coastlines of mainland Southeast Asia have guarded the silent remnants of a world once…
Ancient Andean City Reveals Farming Was the Secret to Survival Near the Sea
In the barren coastal deserts of Peru, where the parched earth meets the roaring Pacific, the ancient city of Vichama…
Ancient Viking Treasure Reveals Secret Trade Routes Reaching the Islamic World
In a quiet corner of North Yorkshire, beneath fields that today ripple with grain, lay the glittering remains of an…
Antarctic Glacier Gives Up the Body of a Lost Explorer After 66 Years
For more than six decades, the frozen wilderness of King George Island kept its secret. Now, as glaciers retreat under…
Ancient Sheep Bones Reveal a Lost Plague That Swept Eurasia
Around 5,000 years ago, a shadow fell over Eurasia. A mysterious form of plague began spreading through human populations from…
The New Robot Hand That Could Change Everything We Know About Machines
Robots have long been masters of repetition. Put one in a factory, give it a clear and unchanging task—say, placing…
Scientists Create a Material Stronger Than Steel Yet Lighter Than Aluminum
Imagine a car bumper that pops back into shape after a collision, or an airplane wing that can repair tiny…
The Discovery That Could Let Your Devices Live Forever on Light
Imagine never having to hunt for batteries for your remote control, never tossing away another used AA into the recycling…