Science

Scientists say they have confirmed the existence of a space storm with a mass 600 miles wide at the North Pole. Researchers led by Shandong University in China used satellite data to identify the space hurricane, finding that it was not of an illusory pattern of air but of plasma-ionized …

In just a matter of weeks, the two types of coronavirus have become so familiar that you can regularly hear the names of their pronounced alphabets on television news. B.1.1..7, first identified in Britain, demonstrated the power to spread far and wide. In South Africa, mutations called B1.511 can dodge …

According to researchers, Neanderthals could possibly hear soundless consonants that are produced without sound cords. These include soundless stops, such as “T” and “K”, and soundless freesives, “F,” “S” and “Me.” Soundless consonants cannot be displayed aloud throughout the landscape – Try shouting – which indicates that the consonant is …

The New York Times science and public health reporter, Donald G. McKinnell Jr., who resigned under pressure last month after a month on paper, published an account on Monday describing the circumstances of his departure, a four-part essay that repeatedly criticized the Times’ leadership. Leading journalist on the coronavirus epidemic, …

Work is set to begin on the world’s first ‘space hotel’ in low-Earth orbit in 2025 – and it will be equipped with a restaurant, cinema, spa and rooms for up to 400 people. Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), Voyager Station will be operational in early 2027, with …