There are various theories about the strange Boyajian's star and one that garnered the most attention was that the eclipsing mass might be a massive alien megastructure. Continue reading to learn more.
Tyrian purple, a man-made pigment that was highly valued in the Roman era, was found during a 2023 excavation in the city of Carlisle. Continue reading to learn more.
Scientists came up with a new tweak that may explain why Einstein's theory of general relativity is inconsistent on a cosmic scale. Continue reading to learn more about the cosmic glitch.
Earth’s magnetic field briefly faltered and increased the oxygen in the planet, paving the way for the evolution of complex life. Continue reading to learn more.
Mice with brains partly made of rat cells can smell using the rat neurons when their own neurons involved in smell are turned off. Continue reading to learn more.
Citizen scientists helped astronomers discover planet TOI 4633 c or "Percival" in a habitable zone with a binary star system. Continue reading to learn more.
Researchers have been culling the crown-of-thorns starfish because they consume corals to help the Great Barrier Reef survive. Continue reading to learn more.
The orphaned baby orca who refused to leave the lagoon where its mother died had finally returned to the ocean. Continue reading to learn the full story.
A four-legged EPFL robot trots, pronks and leaps like a springbok when navigating challenging terrains. Continue reading to understand how it shows gait transition in animals.
Wall running under Moon-like gravity imposes forces on the body that are extremely comparable to those felt by Earth runners. Continue reading to learn more.
One astronomer shared his theory about why the extraterrestrials had not contacted humans and he supposed that the alien civilization was already destroyed. Continue reading to know the full story.
There will be a mass extinction on Earth in 250 million years, but humans could go extinct earlier due to human-caused activities like burning fossil fuels and more. Continue reading to learn more.
Supermassive black holes create "cosmic intersections with failed traffic lights" making collisions between stellar-mass black holes unavoidable. Continue reading to learn more.
A man from Canada who wanted to confirm his European ancestry discovered that he had a lot of Neanderthal genes. Continue reading to learn the full story.