A young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE was likely overcome by a fast-moving cloud of gas at a temperature of more than 500°C in a process that transformed fragments of his brain into glass, according to new research. The man’s remains were discovered in 1961, and in 2020 researchers
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Scientists have long suspected that gut bacteria may influence a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis. | Photo Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images Multiple sclerosis is a disease that results when the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain and spinal cord. It affects nearly one million people in the U.S. and over 2.8
A gigantic asteroid, 535844 (2015 BY310), is already racing through space at a record speed and will pass close to Earth in a perilous manner. NASA has warned of this space rock that is approximately 460 foot in diameter. The asteroid, hurtling at record speed, will pass closest to our planet on March 5, 2025.
In this Feb 2025 photo provided by Colossal Biosciences a genetically edited mouse with long, thick, woolly hair at a lab in Dallas, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts —
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President Donald Trump wants to make Ronald Reagan’s long-ridiculed Star Wars missile defense program from the 1980s a reality. And he insists new tech can finally make it happen. Trump gave a rambling speech to Congress Tuesday night that included the kinds of dishonest nonsense the fascist president has long been known for. But as
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Kangaroos and cockatoos are synonymous with Australia and tigers and orangutans with Asia. Both these continents boast rich biodiversity that is also very unique. A simple yet popular way to understand these ‘separate greatnesses’ has taken the shape of the Wallace line. What is the Wallace line? In the late 19th century, the English naturalist
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From seed distribution to crop calendars, the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has an action plan to tackle the dry conditions it expects in Kashmir this summer. Kashmir has had a dry winter this year with the months of January and February recording a rainfall deficit of around 80%. Even though the
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MAGA-world was perturbed last week when President Trump’s new attorney general, Pam Bondi, claimed to have finally shed light on the mysterious case of Jeffrey Epstein but, instead, released a bunch of documents that had already been publicly available for years. Now, Bondi is claiming that the reason she wasn’t able to release more documents
The new iPad Air has floated down from Apple’s spaceship headquarters in Cupertino, California. As CEO Tim Cook said Monday, “there’s something in the air.” Still, you may not be surprised to learn it looks very similar to last year’s model, though now it should be faster with an M3 chip rather than last year’s
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Madhavan sports a warm fuzzy smile at the mention of his son, Vedaant Madhavan, who is making waves as a professional freestyle swimmer. “As a parent, I’d rate myself 6 on 10,” says Madhavan, rather candidly, “While I’m happy with Vedaant’s achievements, I’m also nervous because he has attained recognition that might be disproportionate to
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