Science & Technology

There’s a new measurement of muon magnetism. What it means isn’t clear

Muons might not behave as expected. But scientists can’t agree on what to expect. By taking stock of how the…

Meet the tiny ancient whale named after King Tut

Just days after the world was introduced to the heaviest known ancient whale, a much tinier member of the same…

Meet Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for JWST and advocate for LGBTQ+ astronomers

One of a telescope operator’s primary jobs is to keep any stray light out of the instrument. Earthly and other…

Die aktuelle Spitze der meistgesehenen Netflix-Filme ist eine herbe Enttäuschung – deswegen hier vier Alternativen!

Wer hätte das gedacht? Die Netflix-Top-10-Filmliste der aktuellen Woche wird vom brandneuen Action-Kracher mit Jackie Chan und John Cena, Hidden…

Apple iPhones 2023: Welche iPhone 15-Modelle wird es geben?

Der Countdown zur Enthüllung der heiß erwarteten iPhone 15-Generation läuft unaufhaltsam. Der September – genauer gesagt der 12. oder 13.…

The fastest-evolving moss in the world may not adapt to climate change

The world’s oldest moss has seen four mass extinctions — but may not survive climate change. The genus Takakia has…

Extreme ocean heat off Florida has ebbed. But for marine life, the danger remains

In late July, a fierce ocean heat wave ratcheted up temperatures in Florida’s coastal waters to unprecedented highs. One buoy…

The ‘unknome’ catalogs nearly 2 million proteins. Many are mysterious

When it comes to vast, under-explored frontiers, space and Earth’s oceans come to mind. But even in human bodies, there’s…

Spiral galaxies might have been lentil-shaped before becoming starry whirls

The Milky Way might have once looked more like a legume than a starry whirlpool. Over their unfathomably long lifetimes,…

50 years ago, mysterious glass hinted at Earth’s violent past

Microtektites found in Caribbean may shed light on tektite origin —Science News, August 11, 1973 Though their origin remains a…