Elon Musk admitted that there is no other country on Earth besides the United States where he would like to end his life. But while professing his boundless love for the United States, the inventor remained true to his dream…
In October, earthlings will experience a real celestial “show”. As reported by a correspondent for the online publication Belnovosti, two large and four small meteor showers will appear in the night sky. Evgeny Kravchenko, a senior researcher at MIPT, told…
The Milky Way’s galactic center (inset) is home to strange, deadly stars that manage to survive close encounters with our galaxy’s supermassive black hole. A new study reveals the unintended side effects of these daring flybys. (Image: ESA–C. Carreau) Black…
Long, cool autumn nights in North America will be a great month for stargazing, with the night sky delighting stargazers of all ages, including two meteor showers. Here are the top astronomical events to mark on your calendar for October.…
Regularly following a Mediterranean diet can significantly reduce the risk of gingivitis, according to researchers from King’s College London, who published their findings in the Journal of Periodontology. The study involved 200 patients who had already been diagnosed with periodontitis.…
Hurricane Humberto (right) is expected to push Tropical Storm Imelda (developing left) off the East Coast. This GOES-19 satellite image was taken Friday, before Imelda strengthened into a named tropical storm. (Image courtesy of CSU/CIRA and NOAA) Two hurricanes could…
For decades, people have been looking for ways to float in the air without worrying about anything. Now two engineers believe they have found a solution to this problem, but to do so they had to look back to earth.…
A new species of crinoid fish has been discovered at a depth of 10,700 feet. (Image credit: © 2019 MBARI) A lumpy pink fish with blue eyes and beard-like appendages was captured on video hovering above the muddy bottom of…
An international team of researchers from China and the UK has uncovered a mechanism by which influenza is particularly dangerous for the elderly. The work is published in the journal PNAS. Scientists have found that with age, the level of…
However, it is impossible to say that there are no blank spots left on Earth today. It is enough to pay attention to the relatively small Dogon tribe, which lives in the African state of Mali. This tribe is so…