Defying Expectations, Solar Activity Returns to a 23-Year High

Defying expectations, solar activity is back in a big way, with the number of sunspots counted on the Sun’s surface last month reaching levels not seen in nearly 23 years, more than twice the number predicted by previous forecasts. This newfound activity signals not only that the Sun is well within this cycle’s solar max, […]

Ultrasound-Induced Suspended Animation May Soon Become a Reality

A key component of space travel in science fiction has taken a major step to becoming reality with an experiment that has successfully induced suspended hibernation in lab rodents. Instead of using potentially dangerous methods such as chemically-induced sleep or freezing the subjects, the technique involved uses ultrasound to lull the body into a lowered […]

Fortified with Vitamin B3, Asteroid Ryugu Contains Compounds Essential for Life

Scientists studying soil samples returned from asteroid Ryugu have confirmed that the near-Earth object is home to a slew of organic compounds, most importantly one that is essential to the formation of DNA, along with the metabolically-essential vitamin B3. This discovery suggests that life on our planet may not have originated on Earth, but may […]

A Memory Material Has Been Discovered That May Revolutionize Computers

Scientists have discovered the first known material that is capable of remembering previous external stimuli—the first known memory material—despite not having an apparent mechanism that would be able to store any information. The discovery could be used as an alternative to silicon for use in powerful data processing and storage devices. This special property of […]