Earth system scientists find a missing piece in climate models
Photo-like satellite image of southern Greenland on the afternoon of September 4, 2022. The bare, dirty ice at the edge of the ice sheet appears gray. The snow-covered ice is…
Could Dyson spheres be the missing mass of the universe?
The search for the "missing matter" in the universe has failed so many times that some exotic proposals are taken more seriously than they once were. As Sherlock Holmes said,…
Dyson Spheres: The Key to the Universe’s Missing Matter?
Recent studies have sparked renewed interest in the concept of Dyson spheres, theoretical megastructures that could potentially harness the energy of entire stars. This intriguing idea has led some scientists…
Scientists have finally found 2 of the missing satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. What could this mean for astronomy?
Astronomers have discovered two new satellite galaxies in the Milky Way, and these discoveries could help us better understand dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up about 85% of…
Missing dwarf galaxies found near the Milky Way in the worst place
The Milky Way is not alone in its little corner of the universe.Small, pale dwarf galaxies, many with fewer than a thousand stars, drift around our cosmic neighborhood in long,…
Neanderthal DNA exists in humans, but one piece is mysteriously missing
Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction about 30,000 years ago.Genetic research is revealing more and more about the connections…
Scientists make crucial discovery that could revolutionize energy storage technology: ‘We’ve found the missing link’
Energy levels at the University of Colorado likely often peak somewhere around the football facility, thanks to the addition of Coach Prime in 2022.But the fully loaded Deion Sanders now…
iPadOS 18: Top new features and big things still missing – 9to5Mac
Apple has officially released iPadOS 18 Beta 1, which all developers can try. I took the plunge and installed it on my primary M4 iPad Pro so I wouldn't have…
Earth’s upper atmosphere may contain a missing piece of the universe, new research suggests
Earth can swim across an ocean of dark matter — and waves in this invisible ocean lapping at our planet's upper atmosphere can generate detectable radio waves that allow us…
Scientists may have finally solved the problem of “missing” black holes in the universe
The early universe contained far fewer miniatures black holes than previously thought, making the origin of the missing matter in our cosmos even more of a mystery, a new study…