Posts published in “Science”

Kindness, as many define it, is being selfless, caring, and compassionate towards others. We share kindness with others through acts such as a smile, a nice word, an unexpected deed, or a planned surprise. 

When we hear a joke, see someone we love, or simply hear a few words that make us happy, we tend to do one simple action: smile.

As part of this week’s edition’s theme of kindness, one aspect that has seen scientific research is gratitude. Can gratitude offer more benefits than offering thanks to those around you?

In a new update regarding footprints found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico in September 2021, it has been determined that the humans were on the North American continent thousands of years before what was previously thought. 

On October 13, 2023, NASA successfully launched a mission to intercept, study, and understand a metal asteroid named Psyche. This particular asteroid is of interest because research suggests that it could be a planet’s core very similar in composition to Earth’s.

As we inch closer and closer to Halloween by the day, it’s the perfect season to learn more about some of the spooky yet mesmerizing things that lurk in the dark, specifically one particularly creepy group of creatures- flying snakes.

This year, the fall may seem less colorful, as fall foliage is affected by climate change. Due to the extreme climate of the past two years, trees are now facing physiological challenges.

Halloween is the time of spooky skeletons. Whether it be Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas or the 10-foot inflatable skeleton sold at Walmart, skeletons are the rulers of Halloween.

The James Webb Space Telescope has surpassed the Hubble Space Telescope in power and precision, and has allowed astronomers to finally gain some insight into where and how the first galaxies were created.