Given the rapid pace of change in technology and science, it can be easy to forget what we didn’t know just a few short years ago. The past decade has seen breakthroughs in physics, biology and astronomy, to name just…
Some disease outbreaks have plagued humanity since antiquity, while others are relatively new — such as an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that was linked to hot tubs, for instance. Here’s a look at some of the most notable outbreaks —…
This ‘Winter Hexagon’ is actually made up of six well-known stars, and can be seen in dark skies across the Northern Hemisphere this
Greater Adria as it existed 140 million years ago, before sliding beneath what is now southern europe. The darker green areas depict the land above the water and the lighter green, the land below. There’s a lost continent hidden below…
A flower closing during totality. From flowers spontaneously shutting their petals to hundreds of thousands of salmon washing ashore, the eclipse yesterday (Aug. 21) had a downright spooky impact on nature, according scientists observing the effects. Several experimental projects were…
The Fokker-100 crashed after taking off from Almaty airport in Kazakhstan with passengers saying the plane had to abort first take off – then there was a ‘scary sound’ Terrified survivors of the Bek Air plane crash have revealed the…