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Science Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in AD 79, has unearthed a new treasure — a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series of hot, warm and cold rooms in the manner of a spa. Private thermalContinue Reading

Science Droughts that stretch on for years at a time are becoming longer and more devastating for ecosystems across the globe, according to a new study.  Most severe multi-year droughts in recent decades include ones in Australia and the western U.S. People walk through a part of the Amazon RiverContinue Reading

Science One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.   Suni Williams embarked on her 8th spacewalk on ThursdayThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 16, 2025 10:38Continue Reading

Science Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week show a vivid pink substance coating streets, cars and plants. This is fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in massive plumes of red or pink to slow down fires. But how does it work,Continue Reading

Science In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick. Japan heads to moon again with uncrewed craft after lunar lander crash 2 years agoThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 15, 2025 7:45Continue Reading

Imagine this: you’re gently awoken by the dulcet tones of your personal assistant just as you’re nearing the end of your final sleep cycle. A disembodied voice informs you of the emails you missed overnight and how they were responded to in your absence. The same voice lets you knowContinue Reading

Science Deadly and destructive wildfires are tearing through the Los Angeles area, and powerful winds are literally fanning the flames. Here’s how wind is making the wildfires more dangerous and harder to fight. The winds could top 160 km/h, drying vegetation and spreading flames Emily Chung · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Science·Updated It’s the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi and other species they discovered in the past 12 months. Here are a few of their coolest finds, from the world’s biggest hummingbird to a gecko thatContinue Reading

Science A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a ‘dinosaur highway’ and nearly 200 tracks that date back 166 million years, researchers said Thursday. More than 200 footprints found from giant, long-necked sauropods and fierce predator MegalosaurusTheContinue Reading