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University of St Andrews scientists discover what will happen when our sun dies
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (874+ words) Webb reveals a warm giant planet orbiting a white dwarf, offering clues to how planets survive after their stars die. (CREDIT: University of St Andrews) WD 1856 b circles the burnt-out core of a dead star at a distance that seems…...
Nearby exoplanet just got more Earth-like and promising for life
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (1289+ words) GJ 3378 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 2. 3 Earths, it takes 21. 5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0. 09673 AU from its star. (CREDIT: NASA) GJ 3378b has moved closer to the…...
Earth may be home to 3x more insect species than scientists thought
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (978+ words) New research suggests Earth may hold 14 million to 20 million insect species, far above the long-accepted estimate of 6 million. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could…...
Fourth of July warning: 9 out of 10 Americans are unaware of hot dog health risks
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (1036+ words) New survey finds most Americans eat hot dogs but do not know processed meat is linked to colorectal cancer risk. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) Hot dogs are everywhere around the Fourth of July, piled high with mustard, onions, chili, or…...
Neanderthals began life more like humans than scientists thought
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (907+ words) Rare Neanderthal infant fossils suggest prenatal growth was much like modern humans, while teeth reveal signs of early physiological stress. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That…...
Meet the 15-year-old prodigy trying to unlock the secrets to human immortality
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1048+ words) Simons has articulated a desire to prevent others from experiencing the loss of family members in their youth, as he might. (CREDIT: Lydia Simons) Laurent Simons is only 15, but he is already moving toward a goal that could shape the…...
Deep-crater nuclear blasts could defend Earth against asteroids
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (853+ words) New research finds deep-crater nuclear blasts could deflect dangerous large asteroids faster than direct-impact methods. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) A large asteroid does not need to hit Earth to expose a hard truth: the most dangerous space rocks may be…...
Study makes surprising prediction on where people will live by 2100
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1190+ words) New study finds megacity growth slows as countries urbanize, reshaping forecasts for where people will live by 2100. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) For decades, the story of urban growth has seemed almost self-writing: big cities get bigger, pull in talent and…...
Massive Titanosaurs roamed Antarctica over 80 million years ago
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (919+ words) A fossil found in 1985 is now identified as Antarctica's first discovered dinosaur bone, a titanosaur vertebra from 82. 6 million years ago. (CREDIT: Andrew Mc Afee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History) A small tail vertebra picked up on a windswept Antarctic island…...
12 billion years old interstellar comet 3 I/ATLAS may be older than the solar system
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (962+ words) New study suggests interstellar comet 3 I/ATLAS formed about 12 billion years ago in an extremely cold environment. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4. 0) 3 I/ATLAS arrived fast, bright, and strange. When astronomers spotted it on July 1, 2025, they knew almost immediately this was…...