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Science misinformation is rampant: Here’s how to help address it
If you want to help combat science misinformation, work within your community and social network to have personal conversations and share stories.
February 21, 2025
Milky Way’s black hole emits rapid-fire flickers and flares
Using the Webb Space Telescope, scientists have observed flickering and flaring coming from the disk of the Milky Way's black hole. See it here.
February 18, 2025
Earth
Lightning strikes on Earth can trigger electron showers
Scientists have found evidence that lightning strikes on Earth can send showers of electrons raining down from radiation belts surrounding the planet.
February 16, 2025
Einstein ring spotted around a nearby galaxy
The Euclid space telescope has discovered an Einstein ring around a nearby galaxy. The Einstein ring gives us a peek at a much more distant galaxy.
February 11, 2025
Sharks and rays leap out of the water. But why?
Sharks and rays leap out of the water, but they spend a lot of energy doing it. So, what's the reason behind this behavior?
February 11, 2025
Whale song follows the same pattern as human language
Researchers have found that whale song - the sounds and vocalizations of whales - follows the same statistical properties as human language.
February 11, 2025
KA-BOOM! Mars shakes when meteors smash into the planet
Astronomers have used AI to connect meteor impacts on Mars with marsquakes. They found that seismic waves can travel faster through the planet than expected.
February 5, 2025
Space
Juno spots most extreme volcanic activity on Io to date
On a recent flyby, the Juno spacecraft spotted intense volcanic activity on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. It was more extreme than any volcanism ever seen on Io.
January 29, 2025
Space
Marsquakes might explain Mars’ north-south hemisphere differences
Why are Mars' hemispheres so strikingly different? New analysis of marsquakes may have finally offered an explanation for the mysterious 'Martian dichotomy'.
January 24, 2025
What is the pyrocene? An epoch of human-caused fire
The pyrocene is a newly proposed term to describe a geologic epoch forged by the influence of human-caused fire on Earth.
January 23, 2025
