These scientific deeds set new records in 2024

Illustration of an asteroid hitting Antarctica

2024 was studied with scientific discoveries for defining records. From tracing the origin of shiny to dark animals to the development of the fastest microscope in the world, these superlative deeds captured our imagination. Ancient Airburst About 2.5 million years ago, an asteroid burned in the Earth’s atmosphere before it could hit the Earth and … Read more

Here are the first 8 scientific of 2024

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Yeardo year, scientists break new ground in their efforts to understand the lives and mysteries of the cosmos. Here are eight milestones in 2024 that attracted our attention. Reading the mind of a fruit fly The first full brain map of a fruit fly details all 139,255 nerve cells and 54.5 million links between them. … Read more

People, not climate change, may have deleted the giant Australia kangaroos

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Australian kangaroo species attempt 40,000 years ago may have had less about dietary pressures caused by climate and more with human hunters. Dental analysis of ancient kangaroos find that they were not such eating that once thought, researchers report on January 10 Science. Instead, when it comes to climate -related changes in food availability, animals … Read more

These are the 5 most popular scientific news of 2024

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Scientific news Drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a look back on the most read and most watched online news of 2024. High news stories 5. Psilocybin temporarily distributes brain networks The psychhedelic psilocybin of the drug briefly wipes out traces of people’s nerve fingers, the basic activity of the unique … Read more

2024 was the hottest year of land in the record, passing a threshold of hazardous heat

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It is official: 2024 was really hotter in record. It was also the first year in recorded history that the average land temperature was higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. Scientists described those gloomy milestones in a report issued on January 10 by the European Union climate change service. Numerous other global recordings … Read more

Can you actually die from a broken heart?

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Quiet passage away from the pure heart is a Trop that appears in myth and fantasy. IN Stars wars The universe, Padmé Amidala may have died from a broken heart after her husband returned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader and she gave birth to Luke and Leia. Shakespeare’s king Lear is subjected to … Read more

A new microbead turns out effective as a plastic -free skin cleaner

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A new degraded microbe can soon replace plastic exfoliants in skin cleaners. Polymer spheres effectively remove permanent marker and eyeliner into animal skin samples and divided into molecules similar to sugars and amino acids, researchers report on December 6 The chemical engineering of nature. The beads offer an environmentally friendly alternative to microplastic beads, scientists … Read more