Articles for author: Sumi

Echoes of the Past: 6 Ancient Sounds That Scientists Are Trying to Recreate

Echoes of the Past: 6 Ancient Sounds That Scientists Are Trying to Recreate

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Imagine hearing the world the way a Roman crowd did in a packed amphitheater, or listening to a voice that last spoke thousands of years ago. Sound is the most fleeting thing we experience: it happens, then it’s gone. Yet in the last few years, scientists have been pushing the limits of what’s possible, trying ...

The Power of Observation: 9 Accidental Discoveries That Changed Science Forever

The Power of Observation: 9 Accidental Discoveries That Changed Science Forever

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Some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs didn’t come from grand plans or perfectly executed experiments. They came from a quiet moment of noticing something odd, from a mistake no one meant to make, or from someone simply paying attention when others would’ve walked away. That’s the strange, thrilling power of observation: it can turn an ...

Invisible Wonders: 7 Microscopic Organisms That Shape Our World

Invisible Wonders: 7 Microscopic Organisms That Shape Our World

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If you could suddenly shrink down and dive into a single drop of water, you’d see a universe more crowded, more dramatic, and more important than most city centers. Tiny creatures you can’t see with your own eyes are busy running the systems that keep you alive: the air you breathe, the food you eat, ...

Our Inner Clock: The Science Behind Circadian Rhythms and Daily Life

Our Inner Clock: The Science Behind Circadian Rhythms and Daily Life

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If you’ve ever felt wide awake at midnight but like a zombie at 7 a.m., that’s not a character flaw – it’s your inner clock talking. Deep inside your brain, there’s a tiny timing system quietly running your life, from when you feel hungry to how clearly you think and even how your body fights ...

Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026

Stunning Satellite Views Expose the Scale of Australia’s 2026 Bushfires

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The Unseen Scope from Orbit (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) Victoria, Australia – Advanced satellite technology has captured the immense destruction wrought by bushfires sweeping through southeastern regions, offering a bird’s-eye perspective on the crisis unfolding in early 2026. The Unseen Scope from Orbit Weather satellites orbiting Earth have compiled hundreds of images that stitch together a ...

How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

Mars’ Gravitational Tug is Reshaping Our Understanding of Earth’s Ice Ages

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The Subtle Forces Behind Climate Swings (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) Earth’s climate has long danced to the subtle rhythms of its orbit around the Sun, but recent research uncovers an unexpected partner in this cosmic ballet: the distant Red Planet. The Subtle Forces Behind Climate Swings Astronomers have identified how gravitational interactions among planets drive the ...

This SETI program is chasing down its final 100 signals. Could one of them be from aliens?

SETI Narrows Alien Signal Hunt to Final 100

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A Landmark in Citizen Science (Image Credits: Unsplash) For over two decades, a global network of volunteers has sifted through vast streams of cosmic data in pursuit of signs from distant worlds. A Landmark in Citizen Science Millions of everyday computer users transformed their idle machines into a powerful tool for astronomical discovery. The SETI@home ...

Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica's subglacial surface like never before

Antarctica’s Subglacial Secrets and Hidden Terrain Unveiled with Satellites Map

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A Breakthrough in Subglacial Exploration (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) Antarctica’s vast ice sheet conceals a complex world of mountains, valleys, and basins that scientists have long struggled to chart. A Breakthrough in Subglacial Exploration Researchers recently unveiled the most detailed map yet of the landscape buried beneath Antarctica’s ice, using innovative satellite technology to peer through ...

Multiple spacecraft track evolving solar storm to improve space weather forecasts

Spacecraft Fleet Reveals Solar Storm Dynamics for Accurate Weather Alerts

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The Hidden Dangers of Solar Eruptions (Image Credits: Unsplash) Solar eruptions pose growing risks to modern infrastructure, prompting scientists to leverage multiple satellites in tracking these cosmic events from inception to impact. The Hidden Dangers of Solar Eruptions Solar storms begin as powerful bursts from the sun’s surface, hurling charged particles and magnetic fields across ...

How ‘Red-Hot’ Dark Matter Particles Shaped the Cosmos In The Very Beginning

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Reimagining Dark Matter’s Birth (Image Credits: Pixabay) Scientists have unveiled a provocative theory suggesting that dark matter, the elusive substance comprising most of the universe’s mass, began its existence in a state of extreme velocity rather than the slow, cold repose long envisioned by cosmologists. Reimagining Dark Matter’s Birth Picture the moments following the Big ...