Archaeologists investigating a vast prehistoric enclosure in the Czech Republic say the 6,500-year-old monument may have functioned as a ceremonial sanctuary aligned with important movements of the Sun and Moon…
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SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)
SpaceX is picking up the pace of preparations for the next launch of its giant Starship rocket. On Wednesday night (Aug. 19), the company completed a single-engine static fire test…
Plants under attack leave behind a surprising call for backup
When insect pests get the munchies, some plants call in the microbes. Gnawing fly larvae provoke cowpea plants to release chemicals into the soil that nurture a helpful community of…
More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing
Growing up, my brothers were fascinated by the first “Rocky” movie. They were trying to get stronger and excel in sports, so one scene stood out almost as much as…
How safeguarding land protects our future
Inger Andersen is Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme When you live on the edge, you become acutely aware of balance. As a young woman straight out of…
Julia Bebout | Competing annual plants shift traits in parallel – Functional Ecologists
In this Behind the Paper blog post, author Julia Bebout – a PhD student at UC San Diego – delves into the article “Trait responses to competition are mostly parallel…
Physicist Builds Tools to See Quantum Matter More Clearly
BYLINE: Emily Tomlin Newswise — John Lajoie is a builder—not of buildings or everyday machines, but of detectors with a special purpose. A physicist at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)…
Ancient turtle figurines reveal possible ritual site in Türkiye
Archaeologists excavating a cave in northwestern Türkiye have discovered around 25 limestone turtle figurines dating back as far as 14,500 BC, providing rare evidence of ritual practices among prehistoric communities…
As marine heat breaks records, countries seek ocean roadmap at COP31
With record-breaking ocean temperatures weakening the world’s largest carbon sink, a group of countries is pushing for the UN COP31 summit to deliver meaningful commitments to protect marine ecosystems. Yet…
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of the two Voyager missions…
