by blundun | May 9, 2024 | Science
The historic cicada invasion is upon us!Noisy flying insects known as cicadas have begun emerging from the ground and have been spotted buzzing around North Carolina and South Carolina before they will eventually appear across 15 other states. The one to...
by blundun | May 9, 2024 | Science
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday.The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant...
by blundun | May 7, 2024 | Science
Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them.Like many whales and...
by blundun | May 3, 2024 | Science
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible.The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early Sunday with an expected...
by blundun | May 3, 2024 | Science
China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly...
by blundun | May 2, 2024 | Science
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant — the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday.Scientists observed Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan...
