Science

I’ve done everything I can think of to improve my mindfulness. I’ve tried countless meditation apps and breathing exercises to stay in the present, and I’m always working on improving my mental health.  What helps me stay grounded has nothing to do with any of that. It’s an app for identifying birds.  Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin Bird ID launched in 2014 to help people identify the …

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Two of the strangest structures in the galaxy just got even stranger. Ballooning above and below the Milky Way‘s center like a massive hourglass, the mysterious Fermi bubbles loom large over our galaxy. These enormous twin orbs of superheated plasma have been gushing out of the galactic center for millions of years. Today, they span some 50,000 light-years from tip …

A new hybrid fire ant is marching across the United States, and scientists say it can handle nearly any weather conditions or terrain that it encounters in the country. Dubbed the “Frankenstein ant” by local residents, the invasive species is a cross between the red imported fire ant and the black imported fire ant and has now taken root in …

Late Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell has received a tribute from Tom Hanks, the actor who brought him to life in an Oscar-winning movie and said he had gone places most wouldn’t dare. “There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to places we would not go on our own,” Hanks said of Lovell in a heartfelt …

A Japanese spacecraft is on a remarkable journey toward one of the most puzzling celestial objects in our solar system — a dark comet. These enigmatic bodies, neither fully asteroids nor classic comets, have baffled scientists with unexplained bursts of acceleration, all without the visible tails that define their icy counterparts. When the Hayabusa2 probe reaches its target, 1998 KY26, …

Monday evening (Aug. 11) offers a perfect chance to identify what many consider the most beautiful object in the night sky: the ringed planet Saturn. Helping guide the way, will be another familiar celestial companion, the moon, shining in its waning gibbous phase. As I’ve pointed out over the years here at Space.com, to the naked eye, Saturn does not …

A Russian cosmonaut and his colleague venturing outside the International Space Station (ISS) on a spacewalk were told to ‘immediately’ leave the area after finding a ‘blob’ in space. Astronauts are trained not to panic, but we bet their hearts still skipped a beat or two. In the end, everything went well. And they eventually learned what the ‘blob’ actually …

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Domestic Dogs Female dogs with strong maternal instincts often adopt and nurse orphaned animals of other species such as kittens, ducklings, squirrels, and even raccoons. This behaviour is common especially when they are lactating, driven by hormonal influences and social bonding. Source link