Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 melted and fused industrial materials that created an entirely new metal alloy recently discovered by researchers.Inside particles of debris known as hiroshimaites were flecks of metal that revealed a strange, almost quasicrystal structure which could have only formed under … Read more
Meteor shower dubbed ‘the Perseids’ will follow a solar eclipse on August 12— and will light up the sky from North Carolina to Alaska New York Post1 week away from the peak of the Perseid meteor shower; where to look and when | 13Weather Blog WTHRA Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower skyandtelescope.orgSummer Star Shower: Watch … Read more
2026-08-06T09:03:49.041Z Where will the eclipse be visible? Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro) Not everyone will experience totality on Aug. 12.Some places will see the moon completely cover the sun, while others will experience a partial solar eclipse and for some… no eclipse at … Read more
From nuclear test detection to radio astronomy and gravity experiments, Gauribidanur in Karnataka turned its natural quietness into an invaluable scientific resource.Janaky SunilLast Updated : 05 August 2026, 19:15 ISTADVERTISEMENTJoin UsPreferComments
A larkspur specimen in bloom at Beal Botanical Garden – credit, Paul Henderson, released by MSU Two famously toxic plants—known also to treat pain, malaria, cancer, and pests—may have had those medicinal properties synthesized in a lab for the first time. The researchers behind the discovery believe “plants are the best chemists”—and their breakthrough demonstrates … Read more
Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. It’s dangerous to look directly at the sun without proper eye protection. But researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located … Read more
A group of Stanford researchers recently discovered an explosive cell in flatworms that appears to sacrifice itself in order to kill other cells, possibly paving the way for a new method of medical treatment, a June 2026 article from the university says. According to a Stanford study, the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea contains “ruptoblasts,” cells that undergo … Read more
WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images to date of our sun’s visible surface, observing swirling, vortex-like patterns in superheated solar gases reminiscent of the shapes depicted in the nocturnal sky in Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 painting “The Starry Night.” The researchers made the observations of a portion of the sun’s photosphere, a relatively … Read more
The fact that you, or I, or any living creature, is here at all is a series of astonishing strokes of luck stretching back more than 4 billion years. One of the biggest hurdles was the very first one: How did life emerge from a primordial soup of stuff that very much wasn’t alive?A radical new … Read more
In the heart of urban Los Angeles lie the La Brea Tar Pits, a group of natural asphalt seeps made famous by the millions of ice age fossils preserved within the bubbling, dark pools of goo. Excavations of the pits have yielded bones of species that once roamed the area tens of thousands of years … Read more