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Solar superstorm in 664 BCE recorded in tree rings
Scientists have narrowed down the date of a solar superstorm that occurred some 2,600 years ago to 664 BCE, based on a spike in carbon-14 in ancient tree rings.
November 28, 2024
Rapid temperature rise for Middle East and North Africa?
A new study predicts areas of North Africa and the Middle East could experience a rapid temperature rise of up to 9 degrees Celsius (16 F) in the coming years.
November 26, 2024
Salmon, coming home after a century, are our lifeform of the week
Salmon are coming back to their ancestral homes after the demolition of four dams on the Klamath River, which flows along the California-Oregon border.
November 25, 2024
A mystery mollusk sea slug in the deep ocean
After 20 years of research, scientists have identified and named a new species of sea slug that lives in the deep ocean. They called it Bathydevius caudactylus.
November 20, 2024
New Pentagon UAP report prompts Senate hearing today
The DoD just released its new annual report on UAP, often called UFOs. The Pentagon UAP report covers 757 new cases, with 21 of them unexplained so far.
November 19, 2024
Camels are adapted to desert life: Lifeform of the week
Camels are incredible animals that can live without water for weeks. But they also have many other unique adaptations for desert life.
November 18, 2024
Snowball Earth missing link lies in rocks on Pikes Peak
Rocks atop Pikes Peak in Colorado provide evidence for the Snowball Earth theory, which says the entire globe was once covered in a sheet of ice.
November 17, 2024
Who moved this Skynet satellite thousands of miles? And why?
An old UK Skynet satellite should still be over East Africa. But instead it's now over the Pacific Ocean near western South America. Who moved it and why?
November 15, 2024
Some tropical mammals shy away from the full moon
Moon phases influence the behavior of half the mammal species in tropical forests. About 1/3 of these tropical mammals are less active under a full moon.
November 15, 2024
It’s hard for albatrosses to feed in stormy conditions
Tracking devices attached to albatrosses show that the birds avoided strong winds and had trouble feeding when caught up in powerful storms.
November 13, 2024
