The Romania research center houses the world’s most powerful laser beam. “Ready? Signal sent!” In the control room of a research center in Romania, engineer Antonia Toma activates the world’s most powerful laser, which promises revolutionary advances in everything from the health sector to space. The laser at the center, near the Romanian capital Bucharest, … Read more
This image was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on Jan. 1, 2019 during a flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute A new study is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about distant objects in the far reaches of the solar system, starting with … Read more
Researcher Marianna Boros attaches electrodes to the head of Cuki, with during an experiment at the department of Ethology of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. A new study in Hungary has found that beyond being able to learn how to perform commands, dogs can learn to associate words … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain You’re not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday. Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years, the study found, reinforcing the opinions of cranky aging music fans everywhere. A team of European researchers … Read more
Healthy corals like these on Australia’s Lady Elliot Reef could disappear by the 2030s if climate change is not curbed. Credit: Rebecca Spindler, CC BY-ND Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalized female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. This potential reversal has thrust the country into the global spotlight as the latest example of the backlash against gender equality. The … Read more
A woman walks past a pile of trash on a Manhattan street on March 19, 2024. New York City is iconic for its yellow taxis, pizza slices, bright lights on Broadway and its rats. Mountains of black garbage bags line cramped city sidewalks, a feast for the millions of rodents who call New York home. … Read more
Dust blown in from the Sahara creates a haze above the French riviera city of Nice, prompting air quality warnings. An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky. The phenomenon, which began in Switzerland on Friday, brings with it … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of Germantown, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of St. Louis, at a depth of just over 14 miles (22.5 kilometers). … Read more
Minh Ha, assistive technology manager at the Perkins School for the Blind tries a LightSound device for the first time at the school’s library in Watertown, Mass., on March 2, 2024. As eclipse watchers look to the skies in April 2024, new technology will allow people who are blind or visually impaired to hear and … Read more
