Evolution, the process of change, determines existence on Earth and potential life forms elsewhere in the universe. (Image credit: Just_Super/E+ via Getty Images) We only have one example of biology evolving in the universe: life on Earth. But what if…
(Image credit: lielos via Getty Images) A new study has shown that the human body does not age at a constant rate throughout adulthood; instead, the process accelerates significantly between the ages of 44 and 60. The study, published August…
(Image credit: Qi Yang/Getty Images) Researchers have transmitted information over the air at speeds of up to 938 gigabits per second (Gbps), setting a new record for wireless data transmission. This new record, approaching 1 terabit per second (Tbps), is…
An image of a woman watching dancing ghosts. (Photo by Ralph Nau via Getty Images) You may know someone who tells you a fascinating ghost story. You may even think you've had a ghost encounter yourself. However, given the lack…
A-68 is an iceberg similar in size to the Delaware that broke off from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in a calving event in 2017. Pictured here is A-68(a), the largest fragment of the original iceberg, which is drifting near…
This photograph shows T. achilles (left) and another Colombian species, T. (Atreus) icarus (right), exposed to ultraviolet light. (Image credit: Léo Laborie/Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024) A scientist has identified the first South American scorpion species capable of…