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Earth’s mesmerizing northern and southern lights — the auroras — have captivated humans for millennia. But our planet isn’t the only world that hosts these ethereal displays. Since the 1970s, exploratory spacecraft rocketing out into the universe have revealed that…
Extreme weather events are becoming more and more common as the escalating effects of climate change take their toll on our planet. The eastern seaboard of the United States has been hit with increasingly severe hurricanes and other extreme events…
Our solar system is full of celestial wonders that we’re still trying to understand, but there are even more marvels and phenomena throughout the universe. Earth may be huge to us, but it’s only a tiny part of our Milky…
Quantum mechanics attempts to understand how the universe works on an atomic and subatomic level, and so far it turns out things get pretty weird down there. Take the concept of a superposition. The laws of quantum mechanics state that…
Over the course of the history of life on Earth, animals have developed all kinds of unique and bizarre defense mechanisms. But the line between “poisonous” and “venomous” is often the most confusing, a distinction blurred to the point where…
A new earth-science article published in September of 2024 has thrown the common understanding of meteorite strikes on Earth into question. The paper challenges the reasonable assumption that a giant space rock smashing into the planet is a bad thing…
The fossil record is a treasure trove of prehistoric giants that could make even the most fearless modern-day human pause — just take a look at these 12 prehistoric sea animals or this fossilized spider from Australia if you need…
Images of California’s climate typically focus on the palm trees and beaches of Los Angeles or the foggy hills of San Francisco, but that barely scratches the surface of the nation’s most climatically diverse state. Broadly speaking, California has four…
One day in 1929, someone opened a drawer in the biology department at Purdue University and discovered a tiny black rock inside. It measured just 5 centimeters (2 inches) in length, but weighed in at 800 grams, close to 2…
When mood rings first hit the market in 1975, they launched one of the most memorable cultural fads in history. Within three months of the launch, 40 million rings had been sold, along with necklaces, bracelets, and more. All were…
