We Finally Know Where to Look For The Universe's Most Sought-After Particle

Neutron stars with a penchant for extreme spinning could be churning out one of the most sought-after particles in the Universe.

First Black Hole in a Triple Star System Found

In this system, called V404 Cygni, the black hole is consuming a small star that is spiraling in very close and fast while a newfound third star circles the black hole from much farther away. 

Astronomers Discover New Building Blocks of Complex Organic Matter

The discovery of a new, complex molecule (1-cyanopyrene) in space challenges expectations about where the building blocks for carbon are found and how they evolve. 

Halloween comet vaporizes into the sun

The streaking Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) has met a dramatic end, disintegrating as it approached its closest point to the sun this week. 

Most Powerful Gamma Rays Ever Seen in Galaxy's Center Detected by Scientists

An observatory high in the mountains of Mexico has recorded repeated emission of some of the highest-energy gamma rays ever recorded from a single point close to the galactic center.

Light Shaped Human Evolution

For most of our evolutionary history, human activity has been linked to daylight. Technology has liberated us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence sunlight has left and continues to leave its mark.

1 in 5 seafood products in the study were mislabelled

A recent study has found that seafood mislabelling is running rampant in Calgary, and that certain product names are more likely to hide species of conservation concern.

Colossal Impact 3 Billion Years Ago May Have Boosted Life on Earth

Some 3.26 billion years ago a giant rock between 50 and 200 times the size of the Chicxulub dino-killer smacked into our planet. The result of this impact may have churned up nutrients that gave a select few early microbes a boost.

The Most Powerful Picosecond Laser Yet Was Just Unveiled by Scientists

Any advance in laser tech has huge potential across a whole range of fields and we just got a big one: ultra-short laser pulses of up to 100 megawatts, the most powerful of their type ever produced from a human-made system.

The Origins of a Rare Kind of Exploding Star Have Been Identified

One of the great mysteries of the Universe is where all the metal actually comes from.

Obscure Fungus Shows Signs of Rudimentary Intelligence

Resaerchers found that a specific fungus can recognize shapes, and communicate information about their surroundings throughout their network.

Sound of Earth's magnetic flip 41 000 years ago

Approximately 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. Now scientists has created a sound visualization of this event.

'Killer electrons': Lightning storms play cosmic pinball with space weather

Lightning storms on our planet can dislodge particularly high-energy, or "extra-hot" electrons from the inner radiation belt - a region of space enveloped by charged particles that surround Earth like an inner tube.

High-potency cannabis use leaves a distinct mark on DNA

Knowing how high-potency cannabis alters gene activity may bring us closer to understanding why some users develop psychosis.

We Finally Know Where Most Meteorites on Earth Came From

A set of new studies has just given us compelling origin stories for more than 90 percent of meteorites today.