Asteroid 2023 AV flew past Earth at just 0.04 LD on January 12

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 AV flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.04 LD…

A star's unexpected survival

Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black…

Bilingual kids could lead in ocean environmental action

Participation in environmental education programs can motivate children across diverse language groups to act responsibly toward…

AI discovers new nanostructures

Scientists have successfully demonstrated that autonomous methods can discover new materials. The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technique…

Study identifies potential new approach for treating lupus

Targeting iron metabolism in immune system cells may offer a new approach for treating systemic lupus…

Swarm intelligence caused by physical mechanisms

Seemingly spontaneously coordinated swarm behavior exhibited by large groups of animals is a fascinating and striking…

Researchers create smaller, cheaper flow batteries for clean energy

Flow batteries offer a solution. Electrolytes flow through electrochemical cells from storage tanks in this rechargeable…

AI improves detail, estimate of urban air pollution

Using artificial intelligence, engineers have simplified and reinforced models that accurately calculate the fine particulate matter…

When migrating birds go astray, disturbances in magnetic field may be partly to blame

Disturbances to Earth’s magnetic field can lead birds astray — a phenomenon scientists call ‘vagrancy’ —…

The world in grains of interstellar dust

Understanding how dust grains form in interstellar gas could offer significant insights to astronomers and help…