Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.…
Scientists discovered a small, yellowish mountain horned dragon in Thailand and named it Acanthosaura syrax after a dragon from House of the Dragon. Found only …
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The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug. 12-13. But could we be in for even more impressive dis…
A faint ribbon of stars around a distant galaxy has become the first globular cluster stellar stream ever identified beyond the Milky Way. Because the stars tra…
The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration…
Want great views of this week's partial lunar eclipse or a closer look at Saturn as it reaches opposition in October? This Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ, nearly 50…
Researchers have created a tiny chip that produces a stable “rainbow” of light capable of generating multiple high-frequency signals at once, potentially boosti…
A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.…
Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By com…
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore.…
Gut bacteria can transform nitrate and plant-based iron from vegetables and other foods into protective molecules that may benefit the heart and metabolism. In …
Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to begin its mission to explore the universe.…
Há 100 anos, Marie Curie visitou o Brasil, onde mobilizou comunidade científica do Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Minas Gerais. O legado da visita é estudado até h…
The earliest example of the Milky Way cannibalising a smaller galaxy for its growth involved a cosmic meal that left a scar at the heart of our galaxy.…
Quando o relato de uma pessoa sobre um evento traumático parece confuso, ela pode estar vivenciando as nuances de como seu cérebro processa o trauma…
Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon's surface for billions…
Desenvolvida pela PUC-Rio, uma plataforma inédita cruza análise jurídica e bancos de dados para catalogar como o Judiciário é acionado na maior crise do nosso t…
The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy and debate, as Space.com meets one astronomer who believes t…
Artificial intelligence is already part of many people's daily routine and is set to play a significant role in this year's elections. But how far can candidate…
Em um vídeo no TikTok, uma repórter pergunta a vários jovens em quem eles pretendem votar para presidente nas eleições deste ano. Todos respondem Lula e apresen…
CDRH is issuing this Early Alert to notify the public of a potentially high-risk device issue. The FDA will keep the public informed and update this web page as…
It isn’t often that new image formats land in browsers. In the early 2000s we had JPEG, GIF, and PNG. The 2010s gave us WebP, which was a modest step up from JP…
The cannula sets may exhibit a loose connection between the flexible tubing and the nasal cannula resulting in reduced effectiveness and decreased oxygenation.…