First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise
First fault rupture ever filmed: M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar – YouTube Watch On A first-of-its-kind video showing…
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Study reveals hidden regulatory roles of ‘junk’ DNA
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic “junk”,…
Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps
A flock of sheep in a valley in the French Alps Travelart / Alamy Rapid erosion due to human activity,…
Tests that AIs Often Fail and Humans Ace Could Pave the Way for Artificial General Intelligence
There are many ways to test the intelligence of an artificial intelligence—conversational fluidity, reading comprehension or mind-bendingly difficult physics. But…
In a cosmic first, astronomers spot the exact moment a new planet system is being born around an alien star
For the first time ever, scientists have captured incredible images of an alien star system being born. The image shows…
Tuvalu residents prepare for world’s first planned migration of an entire nation — and climate change is to blame
More than 5,000 people have applied for a first-of-its-kind migration visa that offers residents of a Pacific island an escape…
Crustal faulting generates key energy sources, study shows
Schematic for redox chemistry driven by mechanical processes in the deep subsurface on rocky planets. (A) The formation of habitable…
New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans’s new exhibition in Paris
Pompidou Centre Cavan Images/Alamy If you visit Paris, you must see Wolfgang Tillmans’s Nothing Could Have Prepared Us – Everything…
Can U.S. Math Research Survive NSF Funding Cuts?
Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental…
Earth’s magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding why
In 2008, Erez Ben-Yosef unearthed a piece of Iron Age “trash” and inadvertently revealed the strongest magnetic-field anomaly ever found….