On December 8, 2025, the Sun unleashed a powerful solar flare, an event that captured the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. This flare, classified as X1.1, marks one of the most intense solar flares recorded during the current solar cycle. The Solar Dynamics Observatory, a key instrument in NASA’s arsenal, captured images of…
I’m still slightly obsessed (a nice state to be in) with the mission patches released by the National Reconnaissance Office, which if you’re obsessed enough you can find out which satellites the NRO just launched. Some of those satellites are, you know, secret. Like this one: It’s for recently launched constellations (a ton of linked…
Summary Thismia selangorensisa mitriform species distinct from the mycoheterotrophic genus Stamiadescribed in this document. It was first discovered in a tree hole on a river bank in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Chongkak, Selangor, Malaysia. This new species is superficially similar to members of Stamia section Geomitra because it has coral-like roots, internal tepals that form…
Critical research security data points can now be integrated into institutional and agency workflows. Tuesday September 30, 2025 Research institutions and government agencies can now fully integrate research compliance and security controls into their workflows, with the launch of new Digital Science software. Dimension Research Security API. Built on digital science Dimensions – the world’s…
At the next meeting of the American Heart Association, participants will learn about the epidemiological situation results of 63,656 military veterans with type 2 diabetes in the Million Veterans Program who took GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide – “Wegovy”, dulaglutide – “Trulicity”, etc.). Survey analysis found that those who also changed their lifestyle habits had a…
The horizontal, rectangular shape of a sheep’s pupil gives them a wide field of vision and superior depth perception. This allows them to easily see any potential predators and navigate uneven terrain. Sheep can see almost everything around them without turning their heads. The rectangular shape also allows sheep to narrow the pupil to a…
As a child in Algeria in the late 1990s, Walid Ouaret remembers going to the mosque when the droughts became severe. There, he and his family would join their neighbors in a communal prayer for rain called Salat al-Istisqāʼ. It was not an informal event: the ceremony had been announced by the government. “I wasn’t…
Image credits: Sebastián Unrau. At first glance, a forest is a peaceful place and the trees are the calmest. However, researchers like Dr. Richard Karban, a formally trained ecologist and member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology since 1981, are changing the narrative. Turns out the forest is pretty loud, we just can’t hear…
By Mitzi Perdue “The Internet will have no more economic impact than the fax machine,” said Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. US intelligence insisted that the Afghan government would hold out for months after the US withdrawal. It fell in eleven days. Military analysts around the world predicted that kyiv would fall in seventy-two hours in…
September 4, 2025 AGU is deeply alarmed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reverse its long-standing greenhouse gas hazard determination. This action undermines decades of rigorous scientific research showing that carbon dioxide, methane and other emissions pose a clear threat to human health and well-being. AGU strongly supports the global scientific community: the weight…