For the first time, physicists have observed a giant magnetic ‘bridge’ between galaxies
For the first time, scientists have detected evidence of a magnetic field that’s associated with the vast intergalactic ‘bridge’ that links our two nearest galactic neighbours. Known as the Magellanic…
Scientists just discovered yet another coral reef devastated by global warming
As concerns grow over the condition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which has endured widespread coral bleaching in the past several years, scientists are finding similar damage on reefs all…
Scientists have developed the most efficient water-splitting catalyst yet
Scientists just found a new way to split water into hydrogen and oxygen that’s cheap and effective – and it could mean we’re able to produce an abundance of clean…
Scientists Have Discovered a ‘Puffy’ Exoplanet With The Density of Styrofoam
Astronomers have found a giant exoplanet larger than Jupiter, but with extremely low mass – a composition that gives this mysterious ‘puffy planet’ a density very similar to styrofoam. The…
NASA has detected hundreds of unexpected flashes reflecting off our planet
Hundreds of large flashes have been filmed reflecting off our planet, and they’ve helped NASA solve a mystery that stumped the likes of Carl Sagan more than two decades ago.…
A giant ‘lava lamp’ inside Earth could be flipping the planet’s magnetic field
If you could travel back in time 41,000 years to the last ice age, your compass would point south instead of north. That’s because for a period of a few…
There’s now more evidence linking psychopathy to disturbances in the prefrontal cortex
Researchers have added to a growing body of evidence linking criminal psychopathy and changes in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. After scanning the brains of 124 inmates in the…
This tiny remote island has been named the most plastic-polluted place on Earth
In the middle of the South Pacific, there’s a remote, uninhabited island, virtually hidden more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) from the closest major population centre. You’d think that this…