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…
How wildfire smoke affects your health—and how to protect yourself
as a series As deadly wildfires continue to rage through the Los Angeles area, smoke has filled neighborhoods and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes, air…
Global warming is wreaking havoc on the planet's water cycle
Record the final temperature The year pushed the global water cycle to "new climate extremes", according to Global Water Monitor 2024 ReportThe document, prepared by an international consortium led by…