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Termites in Florida have always posed problems for homeowners, but a newly discovered hybrid species is causing fresh alarm. Researchers recently identified an invasive hybrid termite species thriving in South Florida, combining characteristics from two destructive termite varieties to create an unusually resilient pest. Discovery of a Troubling Hybrid Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural …

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. The most fundamental of all the sciences is physics, as it seeks to describe all of nature in the simplest, most irreducible terms possible. Both the contents of the Universe, as well as the laws that …

In July 1925—exactly a century ago—famed physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to his equally famous colleague, Wolfgang Pauli. In it, Heisenberg confesses that his “views on mechanics have become more radical with each passing day,” requesting Pauli’s prompt feedback on an attached manuscript he’s considering whether to “complete…or to burn.” That was the Umdeutung (reinterpretation) paper, which set the …

Denied of sleep, we find it but impossible to keep our eyes open and our thoughts focused. A new study based on fruit flies may have pin-pointed the origins of this biological lullaby, and with it a deeper understanding of our need for rest on a cellular level. Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK have identified our …

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers had put it forward as an explanation for Uranus’s orbit, which drifts from the path of orbital motion that physics would expect it to follow. The …

Solar Eclipse Rumors NASA Clarification is available. When will the next total solar eclipse happen, on August 2, 2025 or 2027? See the truth. A viral message has sparked fear and curiosity online, claiming the world will go dark on August 2, 2025, due to a total solar eclipse. Many posts suggest this rare event won’t repeat for a century. …

The universe is big, and thanks to innovation and technology, we have seen some of it across incredible distances, all the way to some of the most distant galaxies and the first light that ever shone, the cosmic microwave background. It is undeniable that telescopes have been fundamental to understanding space, but it doesn’t mean that our naked eyes are …

NEW YORK CITY — Sky-gazers may get a good chance to see fireballs streak across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers — the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids — will reach their peak, and another is ramping up. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower, which is best known for producing very bright meteors called fireballs that may look …

Amid growing buzz on social media about a “global blackout” tied to a total solar eclipse on August 2, 2025, astronomers have clarified that the much-anticipated celestial event will in fact occur on August 2, 2027, when the Moon will briefly plunge parts of Earth into darkness during what experts call the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. …

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