Articles for author: Sumi

AI-driven solar model aims to extend space weather warnings

Weeks-Ahead Space Weather Forecasts with AI Model Targets Sun’s Deep Magnetic Secrets

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Solar Storms Pose Growing Risks to Modern Infrastructure (Image Credits: Upload.wikimedia.org) Researchers unveiled a pioneering AI tool that promises to extend critical space weather predictions from mere hours to several weeks. Solar Storms Pose Growing Risks to Modern Infrastructure Solar active regions on the Sun’s surface harbor tangled magnetic fields responsible for explosive events like ...

Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

Scientists Discover Ant Species Where Every Member Is a Queen, Challenging Long Held Views of Ant Colony

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Astonishing Lab Confirmation After Decades of Suspicion (Image Credits: Images.newscientist.com) Japan – Researchers have unveiled a rare ant species where every individual functions as a queen, challenging long-held assumptions about insect social structures.[1][2] Astonishing Lab Confirmation After Decades of Suspicion Scientists suspected for more than 40 years that Temnothorax kinomurai produced only queens, but laboratory ...

Satellites watch as bomb cyclone hits northeast U.S. with snow and lightning

Satellite Imagery Reveals the Full Fury of the Northeast Bomb Cyclone

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Ideal Conditions Fuel Rapid Intensification (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) Northeast U.S. – A ferocious bomb cyclone slammed the region with blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, and unusual lightning, offering scientists a clear view from space as the storm unfolded. Ideal Conditions Fuel Rapid Intensification Meteorologists described the event as a textbook “Goldilocks” storm, where temperatures hovered in ...

Wanderlust may be written in our DNA

New Research Links Genetic Variants to the Drive to Explore

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A Surprising Heritability Discovery (Image Credits: Sciencenews.org) Scientists have identified genetic factors that partly explain why certain individuals venture great distances from their birthplaces.[1][2] A Surprising Heritability Discovery Researchers conducted a genome-wide association study on genetic data from roughly 250,000 people in the United Kingdom. They measured distances between birthplaces and current residences to pinpoint ...

Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

New Study Finds Birdwatchers Display Brain Rewiring Linked to Sharper Skills and Aging Resistance

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Compact Brain Tissue Fuels Expert Perception (Image Credits: Images.newscientist.com) Researchers uncovered structural brain differences in seasoned birdwatchers that enhance their identification abilities and hint at safeguards against cognitive decline.[1][2] Compact Brain Tissue Fuels Expert Perception Expert birdwatchers demonstrated notably denser brain regions tied to attention and perception compared to novices. Scientists measured this through diffusion ...

It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day

Why Believing You Slept Well Can Outperform Actual Rest in Fighting Fatigue

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New Research Exposes Perception’s Dominant Role (Image Credits: Images.newscientist.com) People often fixate on clocking eight hours of sleep each night, yet many still battle persistent daytime tiredness despite meeting that target. New Research Exposes Perception’s Dominant Role Scientists have uncovered a striking pattern: how individuals perceive their sleep exerts a stronger influence on next-day grogginess ...

Venus has a massive lava tube

Scientists Identify Enormous Lava Tube Carved Into Venus’ Crust

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A Hidden Cavern Emerges from Decades-Old Data (Image Credits: Sciencenews.org) Venus – Planetary scientists uncovered the first confirmed subsurface lava tube on the planet’s scorching surface through a fresh analysis of radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft.[1][2] A Hidden Cavern Emerges from Decades-Old Data The revelation came when researchers at Italy’s University of Trento applied ...

The Earth's Core is Far More Active Than Scientists Once Believed

The Earth’s Core is Far More Active Than Scientists Once Believed

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Deep beneath your feet, far below the crust and mantle, there’s a hidden world that never sleeps. For decades, school diagrams made Earth’s core look like a static metal ball, quietly sitting at the center of the planet. But over the last few years, a wave of new research has revealed something far more dramatic: ...

Could We Live Forever? The Science Behind Extending Human Lifespan

Could We Live Forever? The Science Behind Extending Human Lifespan

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Imagine blowing out the candles on your hundredth birthday cake and feeling like you’re only halfway through your life. That idea used to sound like pure science fiction, like something out of a late-night movie. Now, in 2026, some scientists are honestly asking whether we might one day push human lifespans far beyond what we’ve ...

7 Scientific Myths About Space That Are Completely False

7 Scientific Myths About Space That Are Completely False

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Space feels like the one place where we should have our facts straight. It’s rockets, math, physics, and billion-dollar missions… how could there be room for myths, right? And yet, some of the most “obvious” things many of us learned about space are flat-out wrong or wildly oversimplified. Some of these myths come from old ...