Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

Science word of the day: Cryptology Pronunciation: Krip-TAH’-leh-jee What it means: Cryptology is the study of secret codes ‪—‬ both making them (cryptography) and breaking them (cryptanalysis). Once associated with spy networks’ secret codes and ciphers, cryptology now often refers to the computer algorithms used to encrypt data to protect passwords and personal information from…

Back to Article List The crescent Moon slides south of Venus this afternoon and stands side by side with the bright planet in the post-sunset sky. Catch the Moon and Venus sinking toward the western horizon after sunset on July 17, with the Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111) coming into view above them as the…

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A single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, may produce physical changes in the brain that remain detectable for as long as a month, according to researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London. The study, published in Nature Communications, involved healthy adults who had never previously used a psychedelic. Although…

Across roughly 1,000 generations, GunaiKurnai Old Ancestors carried whole grass plants into the dark interior of Cloggs Cave and burned them across the floor. The resulting ash may have served a purpose described in GunaiKurnai traditional knowledge, helping practitioners perform magic and track the footsteps of anyone who entered, including spirit-Beings. Reaching the main chamber…

Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe? The question has captivated us for centuries, but despite decades of searching it remains frustratingly unanswered. Every so often a curious signal appears — fossilized structures in a meteorite, say, or an unusual gas in an exoplanet’s atmosphere — and for a moment it seems possible that…