researchers may have found the first direct evidence of ancient black holes, which could revolutionize our understanding of dark matter. A gravitational wave, captured by LIGO in November 2025proposed a revolutionary hypothesis: the collision that produced the signal may not have involved ordinary black holes in stars, but rather black holes formed in the early … Read more
The EPA labels microplastics and potential pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water, as well as other chemicals and microorganisms. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide description toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In response to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time placed them on the … Read more
When our powerful infrared telescopes allowed astronomers to look further into the future, they made some amazing discoveries. One of them involves supermassive black holes (SMBH), the physics-defying behemoths at the center of massive galaxies such as the Milky Way. In fact, the SMBH grew much faster in the jewelry world than it does in … Read more
The fossil record of Yunnan province dates back to 546-539 million years ago Fossils show ancient sea creatures from the Ediacaran period Fossils existed before the Cambrian explosion WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – An impressive collection of fossils from China reveals that the life of various animals in the early oceans of the Earth millions … Read more
The artist’s reconstruction of an ancient marine environment preserved in the Jiangchuan region Xiaodong Wang A large and well-preserved series of fossils discovered in China has cast doubt on the idea that complex life flourished during the rapid burst of evolution known as the Cambrian explosion. This event, which took place about 541 million to … Read more
About 35% of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep every night, according to the CDC’s Sleep and Sleep Disorders data. Public health messages have taken these statistics as a tragedy for decades. But a growing body of genetic and neuroscience research is forcing scientists to ask a more difficult question: what if … Read more
Credit: Love Staff / Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Homeland Security, and other authorities have reported a record number of illegal shipments of organic goods. At the same time, the world’s intelligence community has noticed many attempts to smuggle sensitive biological samples in attempts at industrial theft or … Read more
David Bowie detailed his Ziggy Stardust character and was released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972 – the last year humans went to the moon. Twilight / Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide description toggle caption Twilight / Getty Images/Hulton Archive The Artemis II rocket launched on Wednesday, carrying … Read more
A photon from a star billions of light-years away takes no time to reach a telescope. It’s not too little time. There is nothing. That result is not a measured or poetic way of speaking. It comes directly from the mathematics of special relativity, and it points to another strange thing about the nature of … Read more
April’s full “Pink Moon” dazzled stargazers with a bright display of the moon on April 1, just hours before NASA’s Artemis 2 mission launched 4 astronauts on a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon. The April is a full moon Also known as Pink Moon in North America, in reference to the … Read more