Curious Kids: Could people breathe the air on Mars?
An artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet?
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Curious Kids: What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within reach
To catch their food, octopuses use lots of strategies and tricks.
Curious Kids: What do tornadoes look like on the inside?
We do have some ideas about the structure of the inside of tornadoes from instruments called mobile Doppler radars.
Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
An analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA viruses and doubled the number of phyla, or biological groups, of viruses thought to exist.
Curious Kids: What is a dwarf planet?
The word "planet" came from the ancient Greek words that mean "wandering star."
Curious Kids: How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?
When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there.
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet
The plasma of a coronal mass ejection consists of a cloud of protons and electrons, which are electrically charged particles. When these particles reach the Earth, they interact with the magnetic field that surrounds the planet.
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can leave a mark on the brain, such as reductions in gray matter
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics
People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also "talks" to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level.
Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science
February 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later.