Tag: United States

In early November, three small Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in the Earth's atmosphere. These cube satellites, known as Binar-2, 3, and 4, were expected to last for six...

A crucial current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps regulate the Earth's climate is weakening at a faster rate than previously anticipated. This current, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), plays a...

A mini-moon that has been orbiting Earth for the past two months is set to peel away from our planet's orbit today. The bus-size asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is currently 2 million miles...

Rachel Feltman: Hi everyone, it's Rachel Feltman here with the latest science news from Scientific American's Science Quickly. Today, we're going to dive into the recent news about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is...

Preventing Future Pandemics: Confronting the Dangers of Silent SpreadThe way we typically classify respiratory illnesses is based on their symptoms. Public health messaging often focuses on these symptoms, advising symptomatic individuals to stay home...

Robert Jay Lifton, a research psychiatrist, emphasizes the importance of factual truth in society in light of the 2024 U.S. election and the rise of false realities. He discusses how the breakdown of factual...

I love it when a seemingly simple question leads to profound insight. For example, why is the sky dark at night? At first glance, it may seem like a basic question with an obvious...

Amazon is currently offering a great Black Friday deal on the Adidas Ultraboost Light Running Shoe. You can save $106.66 on this top-rated running shoe, which is a discount of 56% off the regular...

A group of U.S. students from the University of Southern California's (USC) Rocket Propulsion Lab (RPL) has set new world records by launching a homemade rocket, named Aftershock II, higher and faster into space...

Scientists working with the U.S. Coast Guard have discovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure that resembles an underwater volcano off the coast of Alaska. The structure, found during a mission aboard the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaker...