Science
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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?
Hiding somewhere in the gloom of space, there is a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with our planet. If…
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More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged
Chronic pain has increased among adults in the US since 2019, which could be due to a rise in sedentary…
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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change
When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months or even days ahead…
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2024 is set to be the first year that breaches the 1.5°C warming limit
Firefighters work to control a blaze in California in July ABACA/Shutterstock 2024 is now almost certain to become the first…
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Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism
Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have revealed they have a highly unusual method of getting energy from protein,…
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Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars
The new supercapacitor could be assembled from Martian materials NASA When pushed into the smallest of cracks, water can be used…
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Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano
A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by liquid water Source link
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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?
There are few things more irritating in everyday life than getting something stuck between your teeth. Thankfully, we can reach…
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Cancer deaths expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050
Breast cancer cells that have metastasised to the liver Connect Images / Alamy The number of cancer deaths worldwide is…
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Spraying rice with sunscreen particles during heat waves boosts growth
Sunrise over rice terraces in Bali, Indonesia Aliaksandr Mazurkevich / Alamy A common sunscreen ingredient, zinc nanoparticles, may help protect…
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