Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
Volunteers work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Stamata, Greece, in 2024 Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg via Getty Images In…
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We’ve discovered the most massive black hole yet
Scientists have identified an ultramassive black hole billions of light years away IgorZh/Shutterstock A gargantuan black hole hiding in a…
Common asthma drug could prevent life-threatening allergic reactions
Stephanie Eisenbarth and Adam Williams prepping peanuts for allergy research in their lab Northwestern University A common asthma medication has…
Molecule’s tiny quantum jiggle imaged in unprecedented detail
The accelerator tunnel of European XFEL, the facility where the tiny atomic motion was measured XFEL/Heiner Mueller-Elsner For the first…
Could this be the way to get the world exercising?
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) set an ambitious goal: reduce the global physical inactivity rate by 10 per…
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What happens to light’s energy when it redshifts? It’s complicated
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How we could explore a black hole with an interstellar nanocraft
An illustration of a spaceship sailing close to a black hole liuzishan/Getty Images An interstellar probe sent to a black…
Human bones found in Spanish cave show signs of ancient cannibalism
Cut marks on a foot bone from El Mirador cave in Spain IPHES-CERCA Butchered human remains found in a cave…
Breadwinners review: Fascinating and enraging book exposes the biases that shape our lives
Despite many changes since the 1950s, women are still doing more chores at home ClassicStock/Alamy BreadwinnersMelissa Hogenboom (Canongate Books 14…