Moon-dwelling astronauts might be able to get their steps in by running along the walls like Spiderman.Due to the moon's weak gravity, at only one-sixth Earth's, astronauts could stay fit on the surface of our satellite by running horizontally around a cylinder, according to a new paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science.The strange solution could help future lunar astronauts avoid the degeneration of their muscles, skeleton and cardiovascular system due to the weaker gravity on the...
Look toward Sagittarius. Beyond lies the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ): the cold, dusty heart of our Milky Way. The CMZ contains 60 million solar masses’ worth of particles at -432 degrees Fahrenheit (-258°C). This dust is the stuff from which planets and stars are built — a process that depends on the interaction between the dust and the CMZ’s magnetic fields. The image below is a major step toward better understanding that process. For the first time, it maps the CMZ’s various magnetic fields...
We are all very familiar with the concept of the Earth's magnetic field. It turns out that most objects in space have magnetic fields but it's quite tricky to measure them. Astronomers have developed an ingenious way to measure the magnetic field of the Milky Way using polarized light from interstellar dust grains that align themselves to the magnetic field lines. A new survey has begun this mapping process and has mapped an area that covers the equivalent of 15 times the full moon.
Scientists have found that walking for just a short time can boost your brain power. Sitting for 20 minutes (left) results in much less brain activity than walking for 20 minutes (right).
How often do you lose or misplace your keys? If the answer is often, then you're in luck. Psychologists have said it is not always a sign of a poor memory.In a new book called The Psychology of Memory, psychologists Megan Sumeracki and Althea Need Kaminske seek to educate people on memory and techniques to improve it. These techniques can also help you remember small things, such as your keys, numbers and names.In the book, the psychologists write that people need to have a better understanding...
A 40-something woman was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago, laid to rest in a gully hollowed out to accommodate her body. Her left hand was curled under her head, and a rock behind her head may have been placed as a cushion. Known as Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where she was found in 2018, the woman was a Neanderthal, a type of ancient human that disappeared around 40,000 years ago. Scientists studying her remains have painstakingly pieced together her skull from 200 bone...
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A 40-something woman was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago, laid to rest in a gully hollowed out to accommodate her body. Her left hand was curled under her head, and a rock behind her head may have been placed as a cushion. Known as Shanidar Z, after
Australian researchers believe they have discovered exactly how long we should spend sitting, sleeping and exercising to have, and keep, a healthy heart.
'Challengers' stars Zendaya and Mike Faist, along with director Luca Guadagnino, reveal that scandalous three-way kiss was not originally in the script.
Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) and their international collaborators have recently developed a new method for efficiently extracting information from galaxy surveys. Their research results are published in the journal Communications Physics.
Janelia scientists and collaborators have reached another milestone in connectomics, unveiling a comprehensive wiring diagram of the fruit fly visual system. The work has been released on the pre-print server bioRxiv.
Now, scientists have discovered why a chilled pint really does taste so good. They say it's all to do with how alcohol behaves at different temperatures