NASA astronaut Jessica Meir just shared some tips for taming curls in the harsh environment of microgravity, and it was super important for curly-haired people like me. Meir’s hair-care tips came Wednesday (September 9) in a 5.5-minute video she posted to More on that in a moment, but first, let’s look at how Meir cares … Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that the ring system of a small solar system body is even more interesting than they thought. The object in question is Chariklo, which orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus, about 17 times the distance between the Earth and the sun. Despite being only … Read more
Artificial intelligence is giving researchers a new way to listen to what patients say about popular GLP-1 medications. After analyzing more than 400,000 Reddit posts, a team from the University of Pennsylvania identified several symptoms reported by people using semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound) that may not be fully represented … Read more
A tenant’s attempt to stay cool turned into a frustrating utility surprise after a broken window air conditioner was replaced with a smaller unit, causing his monthly electricity bill to skyrocket. The facility itself also stood out as being particularly bad. The unit was reportedly equipped with wood, foam and duct tape, and the tenant … Read more
The search continues for natural sources of hydrogen that could potentially accelerate humanity toward a low-carbon energy future. As a fuel, it is incredibly clean, but most of today’s hydrogen is still produced using fossil fuels. Being able to tap into abundant natural reserves of hydrogen would solve that problem, and there are several geological … Read more
Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Highway 1 runs 18 miles through a landscape that makes no sense in the year 2026: open cattle country stretching from the Santa Lucia Mountains to an undeveloped Pacific coast, punctuated by almost nothing but a castle on a hill. This is the Hearst Ranch, Rancho Piedra Blanca, … Read more
Scientists melted diamonds with a powerful laser to take some of the most precise measurements of the mineral’s elusive melting point, and found that previous experiments were off by more than 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius). It’s strange to think that diamond, the hardest natural material on Earth, is melting, but it does melt … Read more
Physicists have conducted a global search for dark matter. They literally turned the Earth itself into a giant detector. Even stranger is that the experiment picked up dozens of candidate signals that fit predictions for certain types of hypothetical particles that could form dark matter. Those signals still need verification, and there are plenty of … Read more
Most people who set out to hike more than two thousand miles of mountain trails carry a tent, a sleeping bag, a compass, and at the very least, a map. Emma Gatewood wasn’t wearing any of those things. She was 67 years old, a mother of eleven children, and she left home with a bag … Read more
Scientists have calculated the likely timeline for the end of the universe based on groundbreaking research. The findings come from experts at Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other academic institutions. According to the study, which follows Stephen Hawking’s disturbing doomsday prediction and was backed by NASA, the universe will begin to contract after … Read more