Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4, 2024. The subsequent Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation suggested the severity of the turbulence ...
Earth Sciences
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At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than it would be without them.
Earth Sciences
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Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk, position it between themselves ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2025
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A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather patterns on distant Earth-like planets.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 23, 2025
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In the last few decades, Arctic sea ice has receded ever further, including increasingly in winter when the extent of sea ice is at its most prominent. One of the main drivers of this development is thought to be the warming ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2025
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While the Standard Model (SM) describes all known fundamental particles and many of the interactions between them, it fails to explain dark matter, dark energy and the apparent asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the ...
Oh no! You dropped your keys on the ground, and it is too dark to see them. You might have to feel the ground with your hands, but a mouse could use its whiskers to find the keys.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2025
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Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: where is marine life found, and why?
Ecology
Jun 23, 2025
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Drug discovery can be a long and complex process. Medicines for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease are among the most expensive to develop, as animal model results have not proven to be predictive of efficacy ...
Biochemistry
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Are you losing faith in humanity because of everything that is going on right now? If so, that is no surprise. Our habit of "doomscrolling" convinces us that people are inherently self-centered and uncaring.
Social Sciences
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