50 years ago, the first probe to visit Mercury launched
Off to Mercury with a cold glance — Science News, November 10, 1973 Mercury ho! Mariner 10 is on its way. Venus…
A controversial room-temperature superconductor result has now been retracted
A stunning claim of a room-temperature superconductor that grabbed headlines has fizzled. The paper was retracted November 7 from the journal Nature, making…
The mysterious deaths of dozens of Zimbabwe’s elephants has been solved
Three years ago, dozens of African elephants mysteriously died in Zimbabwe. Now scientists have confirmed their killer: a rare and…
The CDC is expanding its disease surveillance of international travelers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding how it tracks diseases among international travelers, just in time…
Here’s how high-speed diving kingfishers may avoid concussions
Genetic tweaks in kingfishers might help cushion the blow when the diving birds plunge beak first into the water to…
4 Gründe, warum ein Vollautomat für Kaffee-Genießer die goldrichtige Wahl ist
Ganz ohne jeden Zweifel zählt Kaffee nicht nur für unser Redaktionsteam, sondern für abertausende, sehr wahrscheinlich sogar Millionen Menschen da…
JWST spotted a new speedy jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
New beauty shots of Jupiter, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a speedy jet stream encircling the equator…
In a Jedi-like feat, rats can move a digital object using just their brain
Like tiny, hairy Yodas raising X-wings from a swamp, rats can lift digital cubes and drop them near a target.…
Rock from the impact that formed the moon may linger in Earth’s mantle
About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object smashed into the young Earth, spraying debris that coalesced to form the…
Faking death lets some female frogs slip the mating grip of a male
Grab fast and hang on for hours. A fierce grip is all the courtship finesse a male frog needs in…
