The comet known as Pons-Brooks or the “Devil Comet” will make its closest approach to Earth on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Some have reported seeing part of the comet early today, June 3, 2024. This celestial event occurs only once every 71 years, making it a rare opportunity for astronomers and space enthusiasts to observe the comet. Pons-Brooks is one of the brightest periodic comets in our solar system.

Devil Comet to make closest approach Sunday

The vast expanse of the night sky, a canvas dotted with countless stars, is about to unveil a rare and spectacular phenomenon. Brace yourself for a stellar light show as T Coronae Borealis, a seemingly unremarkable star nestled within the constellation Corona Borealis, is on the brink of a dramatic nova explosion.

Nova explosion of nearby star will soon light up Earth's skies

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It's possible our movement through the galaxy may affect our climate.

Encounter Between Sun And "Something Outside The Solar System" May Have Dramatically Cooled Earth

We’ve all seen the surreal footage of hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor, spewing black plumes of super-hot water and teeming with life. A new study suggests that lower-temperature vents, common across Earth’s seafloor, may create life-supporting conditions on “ocean worlds” in our solar system.

Hydrothermal vents could support life on Jupiter's moons

NASA's Juno spacecraft, initially tasked with studying Jupiter, has revealed fascinating insights into the volcanic activity on the gas giant's moon, Io. Through its Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument, Juno has captured detailed infrared images showcasing the volcanic plumes and lava lakes on Io, providing scientists with unprecedented data on the most volcanic body in our solar system.

NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Dynamic Volcanic Activity on Jupiter’s Moon Io

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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Whether it's freshly diced, sprinkled, or infused in oil, regularly adding some garlic to your diet has been found to keeps both blood sugar and cholesterol in check.
A  meta-analysis of 22 previous studies that included 29 randomized, controlled trials conducted by researchers from Southeast University and Xizang Minzu University in China confirms the consumption of garlic is linked with lower levels of glucose and some types of fat molecule.



					
			

Glucose and lipids are key nutrients for the body, providing energy and the basis of a wide variety of building blocks. Modern diets can often lead to too much of a...

Garlic Could Be a Secret Weapon to Keep Down Your Glucose And Cholesterol


The last stand of the wooly mammoth was a sad, sickly affair.
On remote Wrangel Island off the north-east coast of Siberia the last of these once-majestic beasts breathed their final breaths, some 4,000 years ago. For many generations, the wooly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) had been on the decline, isolated on the island for 6,000 years. Dwindling populations led to inbreeding and a lack of genetic diversity that likely made the creatures very unwell indeed.



					
			

But surprising new research has found that this genetic bottleneck is not the reason the last of the mammoths died.
"We can now confidently reject the idea that...

Inbreeding Not to Blame For Wooly Mammoth Extinction, Surprising Study Finds

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Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia


Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for  Parkinson's disease from cell-to-cell in the brain.
Promisingly, an FDA-approved  cancer drug that targets another protein called Lag3 – which interacts with Aplp1 – blocks the spread in mice, suggesting a potential therapy may already exist.



					
			

In a new paper, an international team of scientists describes how the two proteins work together to help harmful alpha-synuclein protein clumps get into brain cells.
"Now that we know how Aplp1 and Lag3 interact, we have a new way of understanding how alpha-synuclein contributes to...

Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We May Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment

In the dark and starry cosmic realm of astrology, some of the zodiac signs have an inflated sense of their intellect. Intelligence is a highly favored trait and these signs can often perceive themselves as the smartest people in the room. These signs can sometimes let their intellectual pride get the better of them. Tag along with us as we delve into the three zodiac signs renowned for their self-professed intelligence.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Think They're Smart

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Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

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Near miss, in this case, is a relative term: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, will come within 180,000 miles of Earth. On Thursday, meanwhile, asteroid 2011 UL21 flew within 4 million miles.

Stadium-sized asteroid buzzes by Earth on Saturday: 5 things to know


Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) can leave a significant and lasting impression on those who go through them, and can also boost feelings of empathy towards others, according to a new survey.



					
			

OBEs have been known to occur in many scenarios, including when people are near death or hypnotized. A 1982 paper reported that up to 15 percent of participants had experienced at least one OBE at some point in their lives.
While OBEs have been linked to increased empathy before, here a team from the University of Virginia took a closer look at the relationship between the two, and the brain mechanisms that...

Out-of-Body Experiences Have a Surprising Effect on Some People

There's a new contender for the worst tipple handed down to us by history. In the ancient Roman necropolis of Carmo in what is now Spain, archaeologists have unearthed a jar of wine, still sealed, and still sloshing liquid after about 2,000 years. There's just one catch. The wine was...

Record Discovery: 'Last Drink' For Dead Roman Found Still Wet in Ancient Tomb


Every now and again, serendipity gives us a unique window into times long past.
An explosive volcanic eruption that took place in prehistory is one of them. As the ash from a pyroclastic flow during the Cambrian age was dumped on a shallow marine environment, its population of ancient arthropods called trilobites were preserved almost instantly – including any soft tissues that are normally degraded or destroyed during other fossilization processes.



					
			

Now, hundreds of millions of years later, those unfortunate animals have given us an unprecedented record of their three-dimensional anatomy, along with any smaller creatures that happened to be clinging to...

Never-Before-Seen Trilobite Anatomy Preserved by Pompeii-Like Ash in Morocco

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A recent discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirmed that luminous, very red objects previously detected in the early universe upend conventional thinking about the origins and evolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes. An international team, led by Penn State...

Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists


The haunting howls of wolves fell mostly silent across America's West by the 1930s.
Their loss to the region has been largely overlooked by humans, even in our scientific research, a new review finds, but the impact of their absence is written loudly in the missing trees.



					
			

"Researchers generally agree that the loss of wolves and other large predators, followed by increased browsing by elk (Cervus canadensis), was the main cause for the decline in woody plant communities in many Western parks," write Oregon State University ecologist William Ripple and colleagues in their new paper.
This is another example of how everything on...

Wolves Vanished Across America, And We're Still Uncovering The Damage

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A Glow in Jupiter's Night Could Be The Smoking Gun Signal For Dark Matter

Somewhere, out there, lurking in the Universe, is a whole bunch of matter we haven't been able to find. And it's not a trivial amount, either....

A Glow in Jupiter's Night Could Be The Smoking Gun Signal For Dark Matter

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