A forgotten American photographer captured one of the earliest clear images of a total solar eclipse 175 years ago; the photograph changed eclipse science
Berkowski made this first solar eclipse photograph at the Royal Observatory in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Image Credit: Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski/Wikipedia A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most dramatic sights, but 175…
Connecticut student Raji Doshi, 12, designed an algae and calcium system to reduce ocean acidity; she is now competing for a $25,000 science prize
Raji Doshi (Image Credit: Young Scientist Lab) A 12-year-old student from Connecticut is drawing attention for tackling one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges with an innovative science project. According to the Young Scientist Lab,…
One of the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons is headed to auction with a price tag of up to $30 million, and the 67-million-year-old giant could become the next record-breaking dinosaur fossil auction
Gus, the Tyrannosaurus rex found on a cattle ranch in South Dakota, will go up for auction in the summer of July 14, 2026. (Image credit: Matthew Sherman/Sotheby’s) Owning one of the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons may soon become a…
Antarctica froze 25 million years before the Arctic, and scientists now think the answer lies beneath the continent
For a long time, the story seemed simple. As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere drop and the Earth cools, large ice caps are beginning to spread across the polar regions. However, there’s one awkward detail that doesn’t quite fit. About…
Inside ‘mommy brain’: How pregnancy and childbirth rewire the maternal mind
Pregnancy and childbirth bring with them a range of transformative changes for a woman that are physiological, psychological, and emotional all at once. From the time of conception to carrying a life in her womb for months, the journey alters not just…