A captive snake in Australia has broken the world record for the most venom produced in one go, according to the creature’s keepers. With a single bite, the snake – a coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) named Cyclone — released more than 0.18 ounces (5.2 grams) of venom. That’s three times the average amount produced by […]
New research on “forever chemicals” called PFASs has added to growing concerns about their potential effects on human health. PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals used in many household products. We have known for years that they can enter our bodies through the food and water we consume. But recently, scientists showed for
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The rotation of the Earth has been measured many times – but never like this. At first, scientists used entangled quantum particles called photons to detect the speed at which the globe spins. The achievement is a step toward investigating one of physics’ greatest mysteries: how the tiny world of quantum physics interacts with gravity.
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In a rare double space attack, the European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft was recently struck by a micrometeor and hit by a solar storm, leaving it unable to function properly. But the satellite is now back to routine operations after the near-destructive impact, scientists say. Gaia orbits more than 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from
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During a diving expedition in the Nile River, archaeologists in Egypt discovered rock carvings showing depictions of several ancient Egyptian pharaohs, along with hieroglyphic inscriptions. A joint French-Egyptian team found the underwater carvings south of Aswan in an area that was flooded when the Aswan High Dam was built between the 1960s and 1970s. Before