See 6 planets aligned on January 21
observing planets It's one of the most awe-inspiring ways to see the magic of the night sky – and there's no better way to see them than with the planets…
An Entire Book Was Written in DNA—And You Can Buy It for $60
as rate As humanity's data generation has increased exponentially with the rise of AI, scientists have been interested in DNA as a way to store digital informationAfter all, DNA is…
Check out these extraordinary new images of Mercury
at 06:59 central On January 8, European time, the BepiColombo spacecraft successfully made its sixth flyby of Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system. This was a "gravity assist…
Los Angeles needs to fireproof not just homes, but communities too
However, the planners and residents working to rebuild Los Angeles will not start with a blank slate. Existing roads, infrastructure and plots of land will all shape how the city…
Supermassive Black Hole Flashed Twice in a Rare Event, Scientists Explain the Reason
Astronomers recently observed a rare cosmic event where a supermassive black hole, located approximately 408 million light-years away, consumed one star from a binary system while the other narrowly escaped.…
Los Angeles wildfires have created another problem – unsafe drinking water
The second major contributor to contamination, depressurization, occurs when firefighting efforts draw large amounts of water from the system in a short period of time. "A water line connecting to…
New superconducting material has just been discovered
original version Of this story appeared in Quanta MagazineE,In 2024, superconductivity – the flow of electric current with zero resistance – was discovered in three different materials. Two examples enhance…
These maps show how dry Southern California is right now
this article is Republished from Conversation under one Creative Commons License,Dry conditions in Southern California in early January 2025 set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that…
The brightest comet of 2025 is coming. Here's how you can see it shine
hot on tail of quadrilateral meteor showerAnother sight in the sky is coming: Comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the Sun—on January…
Biden's top climate adviser says even Trump can't stop America's green transition
The second is whether we are continuing to engage more and more people in the change. We have more than 100,000 farmers and pastoralists now adopting climate-smart farming practices. Will…