CC BY 4.0” width=”800″ height=”414″/> The katydid Prophalangopsis obscura has been lost since it was first collected, with new evidence suggesting cold areas of Northern India and Tibet may be the species’ habitat. Credit: Charlie Woodrow, licensed under CC BY 4.0 A museum specimen has been heard for the first time in 150 years after … Read more

STEVE is being seen more often lately. Here is what has been learned about STEVE in recent times. STEVE is a bright show in the sky, to put it simply. Originally STEVE was thought to be a form of northern lights. It has been learned that STEVE is actually not part of the northern lights, … Read more

The collapse of Antarctica’s “sleeping giant” could cause planetary-scale change in the coming centuries, according to a new warning from scientists. If the climate crisis continues on its current trajectory, then melting of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) alone could contribute around 3-10 feet (1-3metres) of sea-level rise by 2300, and 7-16.4ft (2- 5m) … Read more

New research shows that large dinosaur predators evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces. According to new research, large dinosaur predators, such as tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces. While in many animals, including most dinosaurs, the eye socket is … Read more

Summary: Researchers say they have created the most bio-realistic and complex computer models of individual brain cells. Source: Cedars Sinai Cedars-Sinai investigators have created the most bio-realistic and complex computer models of individual brain cells—in unparalleled quantity. Their research, published today in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reportsdetails how these models could one day answer questions … Read more

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises. The first surprise: the top 300 meters of the subsurface beneath the landing site near the Martian equator contains little or no ice. “We find that Mars’ crust is weak and porous. The sediments are not … Read more

The heart of the Etruscan shrew, one of the world’s smallest mammals, beats incredibly fast — up to 1,500 times per minute, or 25 times per second. The human heart, in comparison, is sluggish, beating only 60 to 100 times a minute. Then there’s the heart of the blue whale, the largest animal ever to … Read more

Scientists sent underwater robots into the depths of the Pacific, about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) beneath the surface, and discovered something unexpected: a football field-size expands of towering hydrothermal vents that cropped up in an area these underwater chimneys haven’t typically been seen. The vents, shaped like candelabras, stand roughly 35 to 40 feet (10 … Read more

Astronomers have long considered Betelgeuse a candidate for a long-overdue supernova within our galaxy. Yet the red supergiant now appears to be recovering following a mysterious and catastrophic 2019 event. Sitting on the shoulder of the Constellation Orion, Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky. In early 2019, however, the massive star … Read more