The spring of 2024 was unsettling for residents across large parts of the United States as tornado warnings and sirens urged them to seek safety. More than 1,100 tornadoes have been reported through May — a preliminary figure but nearly double the 30-year average at that time and behind only 2011, when deadly twisters ripped […]
On the shores of Lake Bellevue in Alberta, Canada, Robert Tymofichuk approached two women sitting in lawn chairs. He asked an unusual question: Would they mind if he launched his hovercraft nearby? After 1,800 hours of work, he was eager to see if it would work. With their approval, he climbed into the cab with
On the shores of Lake Bellevue in Alberta, Canada, Robert Tymofichuk approached two women sitting in lawn chairs. He asked an unusual question: Would they mind if he launched his hovercraft nearby? After 1,800 hours of work, he was eager to see if it would work. With their approval, he climbed into the cab with
When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors recommend that people stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t escape the smoke? It turns out they react a bit like we do: some trees essentially close their windows and doors and hold their
In a feat of modern alchemy, scientists have used a beam of vaporized titanium to create one of Earth’s heaviest elements – and they believe the new method could pave the way for even heavier horizons. This is the first time that this new technique, which involves heating a piece of the rare isotope titanium-50
Sleep apnea is often comes with high blood pressurewhich, in turn, contributes to the heart health risks associated with both diseases. Now, scientists have identified two brain chemicals that play a role in this chain reaction and could pave the way for new therapies. In a study of lab rats published in May in Journal
Our planet is populated by a dazzling variety of creatures that bump into each other to reproduce. Cats do it. Dogs do it. Birds and bees certainly do it. But what were the first animals to have sex? Animals have been reproducing sexually since their evolution, so the first animals to have sex were the
A galactic worm devours stars. A plasma whale glides across the surface of the sun. And a strange dragon dances with an aurora borealis. This is not the plot of a fantasy novel, this is our incredible universe captured in breathtaking detail. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images for the 2024 Astronomy