On February 18, NASA’s Perseverance rover will arrive on Mars, beginning a new era of exploring the red planet. It will land on the Jezero Crater, located north of the planet’s equator, and it will be a very challenging landing. ...
As new research emerges, we learn how significant trees are for our planet. Biologists from West Virginia University released a paper discussing how trees worldwide consume more and more carbon dioxide than previously believed. Forests are now more important in ...
An intriguing study unveils how hormones can change every season. A survey of millions of blood tests shows clearly how this “phenomenon” exists and influences people. Hormones from a gland called the pituitary are responsible for our metabolism, reproduction, stress, ...
As the molten metals in Earth’s outer core transits, our planet is shielded from possibly critical space weather by a vast magnetic field. But this magnetic field’s structure has varied a lot so far. Previous research shows that the field ...
We usually link food contamination to bacteria on unwashed vegetables or fruits, or uncooked meat. Unfortunately, there are more ways for dangerous contaminants to exist in food. A researcher examined food contamination originating from the soil where the plants grow. ...
Einsteinium, or how magical creatures lurk at the corners of the well-known map of elements. That would be a fair description of the mysterious element, but there’s no need to laugh at it. Some things are more than meets the ...
Nearly 163,000 light-years away from Earth lays an older, significantly smaller galaxy called Tucana II, named after the tropical bird-resembling constellation it is part of. Located at the edge of our galaxy’s gravitational pull, Tucana II gave researchers the chance ...
Nature-based solutions might sound like unknown territory for some, but it shouldn’t stay like this anymore. They play a vital role in helping to control nature and even the climate crisis. The best part is that nature-based solutions, also known ...
New research shows how a mineral that repeatedly shows up on Mars is here on Earth. How could this be possible? Apparently, the Antarctic Ice is not just ice. Very deep-buried, there’s more yet to be explored. Researchers found a ...
Have you ever look at trees on your street and think, “there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye?” Well, you probably should do that. A recent study based on 9,751 participants from Leipzig, Germany, aims to bring ...