Don’t miss the stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset
Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.
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NASA Scientists Help Maryland County Plan to Beat Summer Heat Risks
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) These maps of Prince George’s County, MD, show surface temperatures collected a few hours apart on July 30, 2023 from the Landsat 9 satellite and the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer…
New AI tool can spot shady science journals and safeguard research integrity
One of the big benefits of open-access journals is that they make research articles freely and immediately available to everyone online. This increases exposure for scientists and their work, ensuring there are no barriers, such as cost, to knowledge. Anyone…
Anorexia in adolescence may weaken labor market position in adulthood. Special attention needed for young men
Anorexia is a serious mental health disorder that typically begins during adolescence. A study, conducted by the Research Unit of Population Health and Oulu Business School at the University of Oulu, examined how anorexia in adolescence affects labor market position…
Investor losses underscore need for private equity regulations, researchers find
Investors suffer significant losses when they buy into “blank check” companies that acquire private companies in order to take them public—underscoring the need for more regulations on private equity as the Trump administration works to relax standards and expose retirement…
Was Jesus’s body wrapped in the Shroud of Turin? Newly discovered medieval document suggests not
Newly uncovered medieval evidence is the latest to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth many believe was used to wrap the crucified body of Jesus.
Mapping out France’s ‘Great Fear of 1789’ shows how misinformation spreads like a virus
Since the rise of the internet and social media, society has become well-acquainted with the idea of “virality” as the rapid spread of ideas and information (or misinformation). The relatively recent COVID-19 pandemic also reminded modern society of how rapidly…
NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion
This graphic features data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant that reveals that the star’s interior violently rearranged itself mere hours before it exploded. The main panel of this graphic is Chandra data…
Radiocarbon dating suggests Jerusalem’s Siloam Dam was built in 800 BCE to face climate crisis
More than 2,800 years ago, residents of Iron-age Jerusalem faced climate change, marked by years of drought and sudden flash floods. The ruling establishment of Judah, probably led by King Jehoash or his successor Amaziah, came up with a large-scale…
In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks
Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan.