Science & Health: Space, Medicine, Climate Change And Humans
The home of space, archaeology, medicine, physics, climate change and everything else that impacts the planet, our health and the world of science.
-
Ever Wondered What the Sun Sounds Like? Well, It Now Has an Album
An Australian professor has put together a new musical soundtrack made up of the sounds the Sun makes. Yep, the Sun is a Bandcamp artist.
-
Vote for Your Favourite Wildlife Photo of the Year
Do you prefer a happy shot of polar cub frolicking among flowers, or a frightening close-up of a wasp’s attack on a spider? The National History Museum in London is asking for the public to vote on its top nature photos of 2022. On Wednesday, it opened up the People’s Choice portion of its annual…
-
NASA Cancels Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Due to Cost Overruns
Citing cost overruns, NASA has made the decision to terminate the GeoCarb mission, a satellite that would’ve measured greenhouse gas emissions above the Americas. The space agency will now consider newer, alternative ways of monitoring climate-impacting pollution.
-
Bright Flash Detected in February Was a Black Hole Jet Pointed Straight at Earth
On February 11, astronomers saw a distant flash of light that seemed to come from a source as bright as a quadrillion suns. They alerted other scientists to the event, and several telescopes quickly pivoted to focus on the flash. Now, two teams of researchers have identified its source: a black hole feasting in the…