What’s happening
A case of H3N8 influenza was detected in a 4-year-old boy in China.
Why it matters
It’s the first time the virus has jumped from animals to humans — but it looks like a one-off jump and further risk of…
It came from deep space, moving at the speed of light, and crashed into Antarctica. Deep below the ice, it met its end. It wasn’t an asteroid or alien spacecraft, but a particle that rarely interacts with matter, known as a neutrino. Though theor…
More extreme weather events, like hurricanes and floods, will happen as global temperatures continue to rise.
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If nations stick …
It’s like Wordle in the shape of a waffle.
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Without a doubt, 2022 is the Year of the Wordle. Ever since the tiny yellow and gre…
HD1 is pictured here, zoomed in, as a red spot in a crowded cosmos.
Harikane et al.
A galaxy born just after the cosmic dark ages may be the farthe…
The big one: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to launch in 2022, but it needs to tick off a few more milestones.
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