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A carnivorous plant may seem like something out of science fiction, but it does exist, and it tends to eat insects and tiny animals. Scientists have identified a strange new species known as Nepenthes Pudica that traps its prey in a way unique among these types of plants. This newly identified plant is known as … Read more
Earth could be dotted with wayward deadly comets in just over a million years when a wandering star enters the outer reaches of the solar system. Popular culture is replete with cosmic doomsday scenarios, many of which involve scientists detecting a large asteroid hurtling towards Earth. Comets, huge chunks of ice and earth that encompass … Read more
Credit: ORNL / Jill Hemman An international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of Manchester, has developed a fast and cost-effective method of converting methane, or natural gas, into liquid methanol at room temperature and pressure. The process takes place under continuous flow over a photocatalytic material using visible light to drive … Read more
The Higgs boson is the fundamental force-carrying particle of the Higgs field, which is responsible for giving other particles their mass. This domain was first proposed in the mid-1960s by Peter Higgs – after whom the particle is named – and his colleagues. The particle was finally discovered on July 4, 2012 by researchers at … Read more
Wildfires may have triggered Earth’s largest mass extinction event, new research suggests The Permian mass extinction, which took place around 248 million years ago, may have been caused in part by widespread forest fires. “The potential for wildfires as a direct driver of extinction during hyperthermal events, rather than a symptom of climate change, deserves … Read more
A new study has found hundreds of new microbes in melting glaciers, some of which could potentially be pathogenic. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in a new tab) Stunned scientists have discovered more than 900 never-before-seen species of microbes living inside the glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau. Analysis of the genomes of microbes has revealed that … Read more
NASA plans to launch its Artemis 1 lunar mission off the launch pad on Friday evening (July 1), and you can watch the slow-motion action live. The Artemis stack 1 — one Space Launch System (SLS) topped by an Orion crew capsule – is scheduled to take off from Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space … Read more
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission, known as USSF 12, will launch the US Space Force’s Wide Field of View Testbed satellite and USSF 12 Ring spacecraft into geosynchronous orbit. Text updates will … Read more
The LightSail 2 spacecraft captured this image on June 11, 2022, which shows Madagascar and part of Mozambique.Image: The planetary society For three years, a very small Loaf of-spaceship the size of a loaf of bread with gigantic wings sailed on sunbeams in low earth orbit. LightSail 2 has far exceeded its life expectancy and … Read more
A solar eclipse… from SPACE! NASA probe captures moon passing in front of sun in stunning images capturing ‘lunar mountains backlit by solar fire’ NASA spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the sun from space in a stunning series of images The solar eclipse was not visible from Earth and only lasted 35 … Read more