Ever walked outside and seen your yard covered in blue snow? It's not a trick of the eye or some strange spill. It's all about how light plays with snow. Snow is not actually blue. It's the light that makes it seem that way. When sunlight hits the snow, it soaks up the red and yellow parts of the l
January skies are set for a celestial showdown. A supermoon and a meteor shower are happening at the same time. But the bright moon might make it hard to see the shooting stars. The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak late Friday into early Saturday. Usually, people can see about 25 meteor
Ancient cultures had a knack for weaving tales around the mysteries of nature. These stories, often dismissed as mere folklore, are now being scrutinized by researchers who see them as potential windows into past natural events. Adrienne Mayor, a folklorist and historian, has been at the forefront o
The Great Lakes have a secret. When winter storms hit, they can pull back the water like a curtain, revealing hidden treasures beneath. Shipwrecks, old piers, and even underwater reefs can pop up when the wind and weather team up to push water away from the shore. This isn't magic—it's science. Stro
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is facing a significant health issue: more older adults, especially those 85 and older, are getting cancer. This problem is growing faster here than in many other parts of the world. From 1990 to 2021, the number of new cancer cases in this age group in
Dark matter remains one of the universe's biggest mysteries. It's invisible, yet scientists believe it makes up a huge part of galaxies. The idea is that to make sense of what we see in space, there must be a lot of unseen matter out there. We know it's there because of its gravitational pull, but s
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, a peculiar structure has caught the eyes of astronomers. This structure, initially thought to be a stunning cosmic ring, has now been revealed to be something entirely different. Located in the constellation Cygnus, this ring, nicknamed the "Diamond Ring, " spans a
Weather can be downright scary, even without Halloween decorations. Ever thought about how lightning strikes the earth around eight million times a day? That’s a lot of electricity! Most of the time, it’s harmless, but about 20 to 30 people in the U. S. aren’t so lucky each year. So, while the odds
Scientists have found a surprising link between UFO sightings and nuclear weapons tests. They looked at old photos from the Palomar Observatory in California. These photos, taken between 1949 and 1957, showed mysterious bright spots in the night sky. These bright spots, called transients, appeared
So, there's this weird thing flying through our solar system. It's called 3I-ATLAS, and it's the third interstellar object we've ever seen. Most scientists think it's just a comet from another star system, but some folks, like a guy named Avi Loeb, think it might be something else. Something. . . al
