Three images from Parker Solar Probe's groundbreaking corona survey illustrate the formation of coronal mass ejections (yellow) — giant balls of plasma ejected by the sun into the solar system. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab) NASA has released…
A gene therapy for a type of genetic deafness has already been tested in people aged 1 to 24. The best results were seen in children aged 5 to 8. (Image credit: Capuski/Getty Images) Up to 3 in 1,000
Researchers have identified a mechanism in the Barents Sea that may be keeping Atlantic currents strong. (Image courtesy of Anton Petrus via Getty Images) A new study suggests that the Atlantic Ocean's major currents, which appear to be slowing as…
A sugarcane cutter works under the hot sun in western Maharashtra. (Photo: Sanket Jain) MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — After an hour of working in a sugarcane field, Shakuntala Admane felt dizzy for four hours. Then, as temperatures soared past 40 degrees…
A new study has found that huge sand dunes on the floor of the North Sea are buried under ancient 'silt'. (Image credit: Photo © Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, email: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons) Enormous…
Mars' tilt is currently comparable to Earth's. However, millions of years ago, its axis shifted significantly, possibly causing a catastrophic water leak. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) A new study suggests that dramatic changes in the tilt of Mars's spin axis over…