Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Capacitors. ILLUSTRATION: MARK PERNICE – By Matt Ribel – To a photon, the Sun is like a crowded …
Stars and Nebulae. NGC 6888 – The Crescent Nebula. A deep view of the Crescent Nebula in Cygnus, the result of shockwaves originating from the Wolf–Rayet star WR 134. Taken with a ZWO-ASI6200MM-Cool camera, 3654 mm f/9, 45 hours of 10-minute exposures. Bray …
The European hedgehog is one of the species found to be contaminated with plastic in a new study. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jul 04 – While researchers continue to deepen our understanding of plastic contamination throughout the environment, much of the focus …
Certainly an attention-grabbing bike. The Q / YouTube – By Loz Blain 2022 Jul 04 – Ukrainian YouTuber Sergeii Gordieiev, AKA “The Q,” has gone and done a very YouTubey thing indeed, rigging up a bicycle to ride with two half-wheels instead of a …
The new computer chip can modulate acoustic waves to encode and transmit data. Linbo Shao/Harvard SEAS – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 29 – Traditional computer chips run on electricity, while the emerging photonic chips use light. Now, scientists at Harvard have demonstrated a …
The monkeypox virus has acquired around 50 unique mutations at a rate scientists are suggesting is unexpected. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jun 26 – A new study published in Nature Medicine offers the first robust genomic analysis of the virus behind the …
Terrestrial Life Finalist. The Stoat’s Game. In the pre-dawn hours of a cold winter morning in the French Alps a stoat (Mustela erminea) emerges from its burrow. José Grandío View 12 Images – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jul 01 – Presented by the California …
Images from Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta compiled by the state show ‘a shocking drop in water levels’ compared to years past. Houseboats sit in a narrow section of water in depleted Lake Oroville in California in September 2021. The state’s second-largest reservoir …
On Monday, the supreme court justice issued a worrying signal about his commitment to maintaining press freedoms. ‘Thomas asserted that ‘New York Times and its progeny have allowed media organizations and interest groups ‘to cast false aspersions on public figures with near impunity.’ …
An artist’s impression of a new biofuel made by bacteria that could have a higher energy density than jet fuel. Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 30 – As effective as fossil fuels may be, their impact on the planet cannot …
