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A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has uncovered evidence of tens of thousands of previously unrecognized moonquakes. The results could reveal details about the moon’s inner …
Moonquakes are much more common than thought, Apollo data suggest Read More
Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial claim, first made more than a decade ago. But while …
Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate Read More
Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a rotating dome of clouds emerging from its dark underbelly — the quickening of …
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast Read More
Stonehenge had a hard Scottish heart, a new study suggests. The ancient site’s central stone, a large slab known as the Altar Stone, consists of rock transported at least 750 …
Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone had roots in Scotland Read More
For millennia, humans have seen inexplicable things in the sky. Some have been beautiful, some have been terrifying, and some — like auroras and solar eclipses before they were understood …
Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why Read More
To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium. A new study lays the groundwork to expand the periodic table with a search for element 120, to …
A new element on the periodic table might be within reach Read More
On August 8, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever “megaquake alert,” after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the Miyazaki prefecture in southern Japan earlier that day. The Miyazaki quake …
Why Japan issued its first-ever mega-earthquake alert Read More
An appetite-stimulating protein can reverse anorexia in mice. Mice with lack of appetite and weight loss — symptoms similar to people with anorexia — that were genetically tweaked to secrete …
A hunger protein reverses anorexia symptoms in mice Read More
To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors that blaze through 90 kilometers up in the sky leave a …
Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why Read More
The neutrino “fog” is beginning to materialize. Lightweight subatomic particles called neutrinos have begun elbowing their way into the data of experiments not designed to spot them. Two experiments, built …
Dark matter experiments get a first peek at the ‘neutrino fog’ Read More