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This extreme star might have huge tidal waves

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science news By Liz Kruesi Like ocean surf smashing on a sandy beach, enormous waves of plasma may crash onto the surface of one massive star. The star is part of a pair, stretched and pulled by its →

Quantum physics requires imaginary numbers to explain reality

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science news By Emily Conover Imaginary numbers might seem like unicorns and goblins — interesting but irrelevant to reality. But for describing matter at its roots, imaginary numbers turn out to be →

JWST’s hunt for distant galaxies keeps turning up surprises

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science news By Lisa Grossman When Brant Robertson saw a new measurement of the distance to a familiar galaxy, he laughed out loud. For more than a decade, the galaxy had been a contender for the →

Recoiling black holes could move at nearly one-tenth the speed of light

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science news By Nikk Ogasa Collisions between black holes can launch newly melded cosmic sinkholes at speeds up to nearly one-tenth the speed of light, researchers report August 18 in Physical Review →

Around 13,000 years ago, humans and fire changed LA’s ecosystem forever

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​science news​​​ By Jake Buehler By about 11,700 years ago, most large land mammals outside of Africa had gone extinct. Scientists have long debated whether these extinctions were primarily caused →

A new look at Ötzi the Iceman’s DNA reveals new ancestry and other surprises

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​science news​​​ By Tina Hesman Saey A new look at the Iceman’s DNA reveals that his ancestors weren’t who scientists previously thought. In 2012, scientists compiled a complete picture of Ötzi’s →

Neuroscientists decoded a Pink Floyd song using people’s brain activity

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science news By Claudia López Lloreda In what seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, scientists have plucked the famous Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall” from individuals’ brains. →

Why are more people under 50 getting colorectal cancer? Scientists have some clues

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science news By Meghan Rosen Abdominal pain is one clue something could be wrong. Changing bowel movements may be another. Other people might notice blood in their stool. Doctors may chalk that →

‘Still in shock.’ Amid wildfire tragedy, Maui scientists assess their research losses

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science news By Molly Rains In the wake of a series of powerful wildfires that ripped through Maui’s dry forests and the historic city of Lahaina this week killing more than 50 people, researchers on →

Nature’s changing colors makes climate change visible

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science news By Sujata Gupta Following days of torrential rain, more than a dozen rivers in Vermont overflowed in early July, causing catastrophic flooding. Some parts of Vermont saw up to 23 →

There’s a new measurement of muon magnetism. What it means isn’t clear

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science news By Emily Conover Muons might not behave as expected. But scientists can’t agree on what to expect. By taking stock of how the subatomic particles wobble in a magnetic field, physicists →

Russia launches first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years

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al jazeera Russia has launched its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years, pitting it in a space race with India, which is also aiming to land a lunar craft this month. The launch of the →

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