When it comes to extending your lifespan, it’s crucial to be cognizant about the foods you put in your body. Dan Buettner has made it his life’s work to research the world’s longest-living people. The 63-year-old coined the term “blue zones,” which refers to the places around the globe where residents’ lifespans exceed the average … Read more
Detailed Mars data analysis revealed the Noctis volcano. Detailed analysis of the altimetry of the region using NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data, in combination with high-resolution imaging data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) and Context Imager (CTX), and from the European Space Agency’s … Read more
Discs giving birth to new planets, seen by the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/C. Ginski, A. Garufi, P.-G. Valegård et al. When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back … Read more
Residents sift through the debris as they clean up after a tornado struck Indian Lake, Ohio on March 15, 2024. Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes and claiming at least three lives, officials said Friday. The powerful storms raked through the adjoining states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. “We … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The “great replacement theory,” whose origins date back to the late 19th century, argues that Jews and some Western elites are conspiring to replace white Americans and Europeans with people of non-European descent, particularly Asians and Africans. The conspiracy evolved from a series of false ideas that, over time, stoked the … Read more
Peathegee Inc | Tetra Images | Getty Images After years of being ignored, menopause has entered the public conversation. Celebrities from Drew Barrymore to Naomi Watts have opened up about symptoms and promoted products. Yet despite the increased chatter, there is a long way to go when it comes to treating symptoms — and a … Read more
A tree frog: female (larger individual below) laying eggs, which are protected by the ‘foam nest’ and male (smaller individual above). Credit: Ichioka Yukio When it comes to laying eggs, tree frogs have some unusual habits. Instead of always laying their eggs on tree branches where they usually live, they often lay their eggs on … Read more
The modulating effect of the BSISO on tropical cyclone generation and how it has enhanced under global warming. Credit: Zhefan GAO Global warming, the long-term warming of Earth’s overall temperature, has greatly accelerated in the last 100 years due to human factors such as the burning of fossil fuels. Along with this trend, certain atmospheric … Read more
Overview of the study area. Credit: Journal of Geographical Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s11442-023-2187-6 A study published in the Journal of Geographical Sciences reveals a novel method for reconstructing historical warm season temperatures in North China. Utilizing the blue intensity (BI) of tree rings of Picea meyeri, researchers have developed a 281-year chronology, offering unprecedented insights … Read more
Chiral transmission of asymptotic modes and the open evolution trajectory. Credit: Xiaoqian Shu, Qi Zhong, Kai Hong, Oubo You, Jian Wang, Guangwei Hu, Andrea Alù, Shuang Zhang, Demetrios N. Christodoulides & Lin Chen In non-Hermitian systems, two or more eigenvalues and eigenstates of a resonant system coalesce at Exceptional points (EPs). Dynamic encircling of EPs … Read more
