The Brain Waves of a Dying Person Have Been Recorded in Detail For The First Time
To sleep, perchance to dream.
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Dog owners are half as likely to develop a disability in older age
Older adults who own a dog have a much lower risk of cognitive and physical disabilities, but those who own a cat don’t have the same benefit Health 23 February 2022 By Carissa Wong A couple walking their dog Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock People who own a dog have a much lower risk of disability in … Read more
Arcane Ritual Complex From 9,000 Years Ago Unearthed in Unprecedented Discovery
Archaeologists deep in the Jordanian desert have discovered a 9,000-year-old ritualistic complex near what is thought to be the earliest known large human-built structure worldwide. The Stone Age shrine site, excavated last year, was used by gazelle hunters and features carved stone figures, an altar and a miniature model of a large-scale hunting trap. … Read more
The Pandemic Showed the Promise of Cities with Fewer Cars
Residents learned what was possible. Some politicians fought to keep it that way Credit: James Olstein Advertisement During COVID’s first wave, the streets of New York and other major cities became eerily empty. Mournful sirens replaced the usual bustle and din. But urban dwellers also heard something new: an abundance of birdsong. During walks outside—the … Read more
What Is a ‘Morning Star,’ and What Is an ‘Evening Star’?
I once received an interesting inquiry from a woman who wanted to know the meaning of the terms “morning stars” and “evening stars.” She wrote: “I mean, they’re not stars … they’re planets, right? So why do we call them stars? And is a ‘morning star’ only visible in the morning, like at the crack … Read more
US launch providers eyeing Russia-Ukraine situation
A Russian invasion of Ukraine could have ripple effects across the space economy and community. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed at least 100,000 troops along the border of Ukraine, to the condemnation of the United States and other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. On Tuesday (Feb. 21), after reports that Russia was … Read more
“Frozen in Place” Fossils Reveal Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Struck in Spring
Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth’s catastrophic impact with a massive space rock. Earth was forever changed after an enormous asteroid smashed into our planet at the end of the Cretaceous period (145 million … Read more
European space partnerships with Russia face uncertain future amid Ukraine tension
Astronauts regularly tout how living aboard the International Space Station tears down barriers. Right now, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are living in orbit together with four Americans. The seven spaceflyers are enjoying the fruit of international cooperation that dates back to the historic 1975 Cold-War era docking between the U.S. Apollo and … Read more
We’re No More Serious about the Climate Crisis Than We Were before the Pandemic
Disaster researchers are used to seeing train wrecks coming. We study the worst moments in human history—their warning signs, failures, destruction, pain, corruption and injustice—so that we can lessen the hurt. But the scale of the pandemic, and the response to it, shook even the most practiced among us. In the beginning, I spent hours … Read more
Hubble telescope spots a ‘Space Triangle’ galaxy crash spawning new stars
A head-on collision between galaxies has created a vast, cosmic triangle in deep space glittering with star formation in a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The new photo, which NASA released Tuesday (Feb. 22), shows a pair of colliding galaxies known as called Arp 143 arranged in a what scientists described as … Read more