Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels
Panama is preparing to evacuate the island of Gardi Sugdub, home to around 300 indigenous Guna families, due to rising sea levels caused by climate change. Water is increasingly flooding the streets of the small island during storms and high tides. The island is only about 4 feet above sea level, making it vulnerable to […]
Transform your anxiety into something useful. Here’s how
everyday anxiety, while uncomfortable, can actually be useful and protective if channeled properly. It evolved to help our ancestors detect threats. Neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki provides 5 tips to lower anxiety levels and make anxiety work for you instead of against you: Deep breathing techniques like box breathing can immediately calm the nervous system. Getting […]
Violent doodles made by children 2,000 years ago raise eyebrows
Archaeologists in Pompeii, Italy uncovered ancient drawings on a wall dated to around 2,000 years ago. The drawings were doodles made by children and depicted violent scenes of gladiators and hunters. Experts believe the children who drew them were exposed to real violence in arenas and amphitheaters as entertainment in ancient Roman times. While violence […]
Male birth control gel is safe and effective, new trial findings show
Researchers presented results from a phase 2 trial of a hormonal birth control gel for men. The gel contains testosterone and Nestorone, which reduces sperm production. In the trial of 222 men who applied the gel daily, 86% achieved effective sperm suppression (less than 1 million sperm/mL) after 12 weeks. The average time to effectiveness […]
The stars of House of the Dragon hit the Green Carpet at the season 2 premiere
The stars of HBO’s House of the Dragon attended the season 2 premiere event in New York City. Photos from the “Green Carpet” event are featured. Actress Emma D’Arcy is interviewed about her character Rhaenyra Targaryen struggling with grief after the death of her son in season 1. Actress Olivia Cooke discusses her character Alicent […]
China lands spacecraft on far side of the Moon
China has successfully landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The spacecraft is called Chang’e-6 and its mission is to collect lunar soil samples from the South Pole-Aitken basin on the far side of the moon. Chang’e-6 is designed to drill up to 7 feet below the lunar surface and collect around […]
How NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe survived its 1st close encounter with the sun
– NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe recently had its first close encounter with the Sun during its extended mission to asteroid Apophis. – During a close approach on January 2nd, OSIRIS-APEX passed about 46.5 million miles from the Sun’s surface, closer than it was designed for. – To prepare, the mission team tucked in one solar […]
Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings
– Researchers led by Scott Coyle developed a new technology that uses waves of engineered proteins to study cell behavior and activities in real-time. – Some bacteria naturally generate waves of two proteins called MinD and MinE. The researchers discovered that introducing these MinDE proteins into human cells causes them to organize into distinctive wave […]
Could photos of a platypus on the surface of Jupiter’s moon ‘Europa’ be the key to discovering life beyond planet Earth?
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been exploring Jupiter’s moon Europa and recently captured high-resolution photos of its surface. The photos reveal that Europa’s icy crusts at the north and south poles are free-floating on top of the surface, a previously unknown fact. One area on Europa nicknamed “the Platypus” contains geological features like hummocks and ridges […]
Euclid space telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars wandering the Perseus cluster
The Euclid space telescope has discovered around 1.5 trillion orphan stars drifting through the Perseus galaxy cluster, one of the largest structures in the cosmos. These orphan stars have been ripped from their original galaxies and now fill the space between galaxies in the Perseus cluster with a ghostly blue light. This intracluster light is […]