Science spotlight: The age of the "insect apocalypse"

2025-11-21T15:58:32.000Z Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend.

2025-11-21T15:58:32.000Z Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to re...

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Archaeology: Ancient 'City of Seven Ravines' metropolis discovered in Kazakhstan

2025-11-18T00:09:49.000Z Archaeologists have uncovered a sprawling Bronze Age settlement on the steppe of Kazakhstan that was likely a major early city in its heyday about 3,600 years ago, a new study reports. The early city of Semiyarka spanned 346 acres (140 hectares) — more than four times larger than contemporaneous villages in the region. The site, which dates to 1600 B.C., is the first site in the region discovered to have significant space dedicated to metallurgy and tin-bronze production.

2025-11-18T00:09:49.000Z Archaeologists have uncovered a sprawling Bronze Age settlement on the steppe of Kazakhstan that was likely a major...

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Let's talk about the science of the 'Freshman 15'

2025-11-15T16:55:26.000Z If you packed on the infamous “freshman 15” in college, a new study from George Mason University reveals that you weren’t doing it alone. You are unconsciously fattening yourself alongside all of your classmates. Plus, more culture shocks you need to know about.

2025-11-15T16:55:26.000Z If you packed on the infamous “freshman 15” in college, a new study from George Mason University reveals that you w...

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Purple is nature's rarest colour but purple animals do exist: Meet 9 beautiful, incredible purple animals that look like they've been painted

2025-11-14T11:35:17.000Z On land and in the sea and sky you can find animals that display a dazzling array of rainbow colours. Bright fur, feathers, skin and scales serve to …

2025-11-14T11:35:17.000Z On land and in the sea and sky you can find animals that display a dazzling array of rainbow colours. Bright fur, f...

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What's the 'Freshman 15'? Here's why it happens

2025-11-14T22:18:42.000Z Let science tell you the reason we gain 15 lbs during our first year in college. Plus, more culture shocks that will leave you surprised.

2025-11-14T22:18:42.000Z Let science tell you the reason we gain 15 lbs during our first year in college. Plus, more culture shocks that wil...

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Rainbow Auroras: G4 Storm Paints Skies Across North America and Europe

2025-11-13T14:00:03.000Z A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the Northern Hemisphere overnight (Nov. 11-12), with vivid northern lights visible across Canada, the U.S, and as far south as Mexico. The incredible display followed the arrival of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — eruptions of magnetic field and plasma from the sun — launched by sunspot AR4274, one of the most energetic sunspot groups of the current solar cycle.

2025-11-13T14:00:03.000Z A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the Northern Hemisphere overnight (Nov. 11-12), with vivid nort...

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Tech: Scientists create world's first microwave-powered computer chip

2025-11-12T12:27:21.000Z Scientists have developed an entirely new kind of microchip that uses microwaves instead of conventional digital circuitry to perform operations. The processor, which can perform faster than conventional CPUs, is the world's first fully functional microwave neural network (MNN) that can fit on a chip, scientists reported in a study published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature Electronics.

2025-11-12T12:27:21.000Z Scientists have developed an entirely new kind of microchip that uses microwaves instead of conventional digital ci...

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Archaeology: Prehistoric Jomon people in Japan had "little to no" Denisovan DNA

2025-11-11T17:33:58.000Z The Jomon people living in prehistoric Japan had "little to no" Denisovan DNA, suggesting their ancestors may not have been in contact with this now-extinct group of Eurasian humans, a new study reports. The finding was part of an investigation into hundreds of ancient and modern genomes to determine when and where modern humans (Homo sapiens) mated with our mysterious Denisovan cousins.

2025-11-11T17:33:58.000Z The Jomon people living in prehistoric Japan had "little to no" Denisovan DNA, suggesting their ancestors...

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Astronomers Reveal the True Cosmic Colors of Comet 3I/ATLAS

2025-11-10T12:24:34.000Z Comet 3I/ATLAS continues to captivate the public. The comet is only the third known interstellar visitor to our solar system, and has been repeatedly surprising astronomers as it flies through our cosmic neighborhood. 3I/ATLAS was first discovered in July. It made its closest pass to the sun on Oct. 30, and three sun-facing spacecraft collected images of the wanderer as it zoomed past our star.

2025-11-10T12:24:34.000Z Comet 3I/ATLAS continues to captivate the public. The comet is only the third known interstellar visitor to our sol...

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