2025-04-19

Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception

A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives. [...]

2025-04-18

FEMA Isn't Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say

Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says [...]

2025-04-18

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a gigantic tower of gas and dust

As part of their ongoing celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary, NASA and ESA have shared a new image of the Eagle Nebula, specifically a "spire of cosmic gas and dust& [...]

2025-04-18

Martha Stewart Joins Those Joking About All-Female Blue Origin Crew

The lifestyle legend quoted Katy Perry's song "Firework" as she shared video of her own 2007 zero-gravity flight. [...]

2025-04-18

To regenerate a head, you first have to know where your tail is

Planaria can't replace a missing head until after the tail develops sufficiently. [...]

2025-04-18

Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends

College women smelled each other's T-shirts in new study to evaluate "friendship potential." [...]

2025-04-18

After 100 Years, We Now Have a Video of a Living Colossal Squid: Watch Now

The minute-plus-long video displays the baby squid's see-through body, which looks as if it's made of glass. [...]

2025-04-18

Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle

Rather than cycling, some of Mars' carbon took a one-way trip into rocks. [...]

2025-04-17

Scientists Find Promising Indication of Extraterrestrial Life—124 Light-Years Away

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed the planet K2-18b has traces of dimethyl sulfide, a potential biosignature of marine microorganisms. [...]