Jul 11th, 2025 - , Phys.org The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise that the migration patterns of these dogs mirror those of humans through the Arctic. Sled dogs have assisted humans with the difficult tasks of traversing through harsh environments and transporting heavy materials and food, ultimately playing an important role in survival. However, many breeds of sled dog, like the Siberian husky, Alaskan malamute and Samoyed, have now mostly transitioned out of their traditional roles and into the role of pets and are ... [Read More]

Jul 11th, 2025 - Nasa in a landmark development for space science has released never-seen-before close-range footage of the Sun's violent activity, recorded by its Parker Solar Probe. The images offer a rare, real-time look into one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever captured. Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe was designed to study the Sun's outer atmosphere — the corona. On December 24, 2024, it made its closest-ever approach, flying just 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface, and captured highly detailed images of a CME using its onboard camera system, WISPR (wide-field ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - Speed: 0.5x Speed: 1x Speed: 1.5x Speed: 2x 🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Archaeologists from the University of Houston have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first known ruler of Caracol, an ancient Maya city in present-day Belize. The discovery comes after over four decades of excavation by married archaeologists Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase. The burial site, dating to around 350 AD, contained an array of artifacts, including 11 pottery vessels, jadeite jewelry, a mosaic jadeite mask and Pacific spondylus shells. The Context The uncovering ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula. The Cat's Paw Nebula is named after its resemblance to a feline footprint: The nebula appears to have three toes, colloquially called "toe beans," and a wider heel. The nebula is near the Scorpius constellation and is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, NASA said in a news release . The James Webb Telescope focused its Near-Infrared Camera on one of the "toe beans" to look through the gas and dust that make up the nebula.  The telescope found an "active ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - Wednesday (July 9) is predicted to have been an unusually short day, lasting 1.3 milliseconds less than average, as the Earth spun faster on its axis. However, even shorter days are yet to come, with July 22 and Aug. 5 expected to lose 1.38 and 1.52 milliseconds, respectively, according to timeanddate.com . But why are some days getting shorter this summer, and how will it affect us? Why is Earth spinning faster? A day on Earth lasts roughly 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours — the time it takes for the planet to fully rotate on its axis. But the speed of this rotation depends on many ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - Attleboro officials are warning residents to be on alert after a venomous snake was reported in a central part of the city. The snake, believed to be a rare copperhead, was reported to have bitten two dogs along Attleboro's Ten Mile River near Milk Street, officials wrote Wednesday in a social media post. Authorities urged residents to be cautious when walking or running in the area and to "keep your dogs close," the post said. Massachusetts copperheads have triangular, reddish-brown heads, and "cat-like pupils" with a pale iris and dark pupil, according to the Division of Fisheries and ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings and potential for personalized care. Analyzing data from over 5,000 children in SPARK, an autism cohort study funded by the Simons Foundation, the researchers used a computational model to group individuals based on their combinations of traits. The team used a "person-centered" approach that considered a broad range of over 230 traits in each individual, from social ... [Read More]

Jul 10th, 2025 - July 10 (UPI) -- Fresh evidence claims that the Earth and the surrounding galaxy are suspended inside a cosmic void based on echoes from the Big Bang. Research presented at the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting on Wednesday showed that data found by analyzing the sounds from the Big Bang, known as "baryon acoustic oscillations," suggest that the Milky Way Galaxy is floating in a region that is less dense than average. The 2 billion light-year region that scientists have dubbed the "Hubble Bubble" is 20% less dense than the average matter density throughout the universe. ... [Read More]