By 2100, Greenland will be losing ice at its fastest rate in 12,000 years
The rate of loss currently matches the peak reached during a 3,000-year warm period By 2100, Greenland will be shedding…
Author: Carolyn Gramling
Hear from people taking action against COVID-19
A drive to help others pushes these individuals to overcome the pandemic’s challenges As the coronavirus pandemic picked up speed…
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened?
The bright star’s great dimming may have been a big dust burp Astrophysicist Miguel Montargès has a clear memory of…
Enormous X-ray bubbles balloon from the center of the Milky Way
Two giant, mysterious bubbles spew from the Milky Way’s heart, and now it appears the bubbles may have doubles. Scientists…
Ancient humans may have deliberately voyaged to Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
Satellite-tracked buoys suggest there’s little chance the remote isles were reached by accident Long ago, ancient mariners successfully navigated a…
Dog ticks may get more of a taste for human blood as the climate changes
An experiment suggests potential for greater spread of tick-borne illness as temperatures rise Climate change could turn some dog ticks…
This new image reveals a sunspot in unrivaled detail
A solar telescope in Hawaii is providing the sharpest views of the sun ever seen The largest solar telescope on…
The FDA has authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Now what?
It’s the first to win emergency use approval in the United States Millions of Americans will soon be lining up…
The Milky Way’s central black hole may have turned nearby red giant stars blue
A powerful blast from the supermassive black hole may explain a lack of large, red stars there Innumerable stars reside…
A newfound feathered dinosaur sported fuzz and weird rods on its shoulders
The chicken-sized carnivore is the first feathered dino fossil found in the Southern Hemisphere The fossil of a chicken-sized, meat…
Newton’s groundbreaking Principia may have been more popular than previously thought
Researchers found over 300 copies of the book’s first edition Isaac Newton’s 17th century book, the Principia, gave the famed…