Technology

Mars, once rich with a thick atmosphere and abundant water, has transformed over billions of years into the cold, arid desert it is today, devoid of its once substantial atmosphere. Two geologists from MIT have proposed that the majority of Mars’ lost atmosphere might be concealed within the planet’s clay-rich crust. Their research suggests that Martian clays could contain about …

Colonizing Mars has long been a fantastical vision for human civilization, with scientists exploring the possibility of transforming the Red Planet into a livable habitat. Nonetheless, achieving this dream faces considerable challenges due to Mars’ harsh environmental conditions, which could have profound effects on human physiology. Experts have pointed out the severe difficulties humans would encounter trying to survive on …

The “Three Gorges Dam,” the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, located in China, has had such a massive impact that it has even affected Earth’s rotation. Situated in Hubei province, the dam spans the Yangtze River, the longest river in Eurasia, and harnesses the flow of water from three nearby gorges—Qutangxia, Wuxia, and Xilingxia—to generate electricity by spinning its turbines. The …

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified two pairs of supermassive black holes on the brink of merging, an event never observed before in the cosmos. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured this phenomenon in two dwarf galaxies, offering valuable insights into galaxy formation and evolution in the early universe. The dwarf galaxies, named Mirabilis and Elstir & Vinteuil, are located …

Scientists have revealed that an ancient seed, believed to date back between 993 AD and 1202, may hold the key to curing cancer. This seed, discovered in the Judean Desert, between the West Bank and Israel, is thought to have grown into a 10-foot tree nearly a millennium ago and belongs to a lineage of trees mentioned in the Bible. …

Mount Everest, standing at an elevation of 8,849 meters above sea level, is widely recognized as the tallest mountain on Earth—but only when measuring height above sea level. However, when mountains are measured from their base to their peak, Mauna Kea holds the title as the tallest. Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, rises only 4,205 meters …

A recent study published in *The Lancet* warns that antibiotic-resistant infections could result in nearly 40 million deaths by 2050. The researchers found that drug-resistant infections already cause more than one million deaths annually between 1990 and 2021. This figure is expected to rise to nearly two million deaths each year by 2050, potentially leading to 40 million fatalities over …

On Wednesday, a Brazilian association of internet providers claimed that Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, circumvented a court-ordered ban in Brazil through an automatic software update, as reported by Bloomberg. The platform, which had been blocked by a Brazilian Supreme Court ruling, unexpectedly became accessible for many users across the country overnight. This led to widespread speculation on Wednesday …