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Starting school is an important event for children and a positive experience can set the tone for the rest of their school experience. Some children are excited to attend school for the first time, yet others feel anxious. Back to school anxiety is a

A group of international scientists, including an Australian astrophysicist, has used know-how from gravitational-wave astronomy (used to find black holes in space) to study ancient marine fossils as a predictor of climate change. The research, published in the journal Climate of the Past, is a u

The authors assessed 87 people with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis at a little over one month and six months after infection.

Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to turn back time and determine a more accurate estimate of a supernova explosion's location and time. The star in question exploded a long ti…

You can see it in the airlines removing scheduled flights, factories cancelling shifts, restaurants closing again and movie theatres shuttering once more.

The FM radio signal comes from one of Jupiter's moons. Because we usually connect the FM to the radio, it communicates with the circuit, and some will see

Computational biologists used an algorithm meant to model human language to instead predict how viruses could evolve to evade the immune system.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in about 4 or 5 years. It'll image a deep field way larger than Hubble's Ultra Deep Field.

You've heard of Old Faithful, the Yellowstone National Park geyser that erupts every hour or two, a geological phenomenon on a nearly predictable schedule. Now, an international group of scientists who study space have discovered an astronomical 'Old Faithful' - an eruption of light flashing about once every 114 days on a nearly predictable schedule.

MILKY WAY planets have been rocked by a powerful gamma-ray cosmic eruption from a nearby galaxy, which sent high-energy light through the Earth's solar system. Scientists have now claimed that some of these high energy bursts are actually flares from neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields.

Earth gets blasted by mild gamma ray bursts most days. But sometimes a giant flare like GRB 200415A arrives at our galaxy, sweeping along energy that dwarfs our sun. It erupted from a rare, powerful neutron star called a magnetar - giving new clues to GRB origins - and from relatively nearby. The extreme explosions from these bursts can disrupt mobile phone reception, and can also be messengers from the very early…

Astronomers discovered the most distant quasar ever, with an ancient black hole at its center.

Everyone's always talking about traveling through time, but if you ask me the ultimate temporal vacation would be just to pause the clock for a bit. Who among us couldn't use a five or six month break after 2020 before we commit to an entire new calendar year? It's not you 2021; it's us. Unfortunately, […]

An analysis of an exhaustive dataset on cells essential to the mammalian immune system shows that our ability to fight disease may rely more heavily on daily circadian cycles than previously assumed.

The Juno mission to Jupiter has been extended to September 2025 – or however long the spacecraft can keep operating around Jupiter. While Juno has so far focused its attention on the giant planet alone, the mission extension will include observations of Jupiter's rings and large moons, with targeted observations and close flybys planned of … Continue reading "With its New Extension, Juno is Going to be Visiting…

Polymer composites are durable, lightweight replacements for wood, metal or other materials and are used widely in everything from pipelines and utility poles to airplanes and cars.

An international team of astronomers report they have found the first faint, low-frequency whispers that may be gravitational waves from gigantic, colliding bla

This six-minute visual exploration of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field showcases the characteristics and contents of this landmark observation, as well as its thr...

Over the past hundred years, astronomers and physicists have learned an incredible amount of information about our universe. It was created 13.8 billion

What would an Apple-made self-driving car look like? We don't know yet, but what we do know is that the company has serious plans to ...