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Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly Photo Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CC BY 2.0)

Hurricanes Surge Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly Population from Under 100 to Over 10,000

A groundbreaking 35-year study has uncovered an unexpected alliance between one of the rarest butterflies in the United States and the powerful storms that sweep through its habitat. The endangered Schaus’ swallowtail

Govind Tekale

February 15, 2025

Strength of magnetic field at earth surface. Photo Source - European Space Agency

Science

Earth’s Magnetic Pole Races Toward Siberia as Ancient Tree Reveals 5% Field Strength Drop

Our planet’s magnetic north pole is moving. Since 1831, when explorers first found it in Canada’s Boothia Peninsula, it has traveled hundreds of kilometers through the Arctic Ocean and is now heading

Rahul Somvanshi

February 15, 2025

Representative Image Alarm clock Photo Source: Pixabay

News·USA

Texas and Kentucky Move to End Daylight Saving Time Due to Health Risks

Most Americans change their clocks twice a year. But Texas and Kentucky might soon stop this practice. Their lawmakers say clock changes hurt people’s health and make daily life harder. In Texas,

Karmactive Staff

February 15, 2025

Cannabis sativa Photo Source:Bogdan (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Health

Heavy Cannabis Use Triples Death Risk, Raises Suicide Rates

People who can’t stop using cannabis even when it hurts their lives face serious health risks, new research shows. Two recent studies from Canada paint a concerning picture of heavy cannabis use,

Tejal Somvanshi

February 14, 2025

Representative image. Redwoods at Tall Trees Grove. Photo Source: Redwood National and State Parks (CC BY 2.0)

Nature

Legal Battle Over Highway 101 Expansion Threatening Ancient Redwoods

Conservation groups have launched an appeal against a California court’s dismissal of their legal challenge to protect ancient redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park. The dispute centers on Caltrans’ Highway 101 realignment

Govind Tekale

February 13, 2025

Grand canyons on the Moon Photo Source: Nature Communications

Space

Asteroid Impact Carved Moon Canyons Deeper Than Grand Canyon

An asteroid impacting the planet 3.8 billion years ago carved two massive canyons on the Moon’s far side near its south pole. These valleys – named Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck –

Karmactive Staff

February 13, 2025

Representative Image. An ancient scroll laid out on a wooden table. Photo Source - Ooligan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Archaeology·Artificial Intelligence

AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll

Artificial intelligence has helped scientists read words from a scroll sealed for 2,000 years. This scroll, carbonized into a lump of charcoal by volcanic heat, holds secrets from the Roman town of

Govind Tekale

February 12, 2025

Health

Hair Test Detects Autism with 92.5% Accuracy, Available for Babies at Just One Month Old

A new test that examines a single strand of hair could change how doctors check for autism in young children. LinusBio, working with Mount Sinai Health System researchers, has created this test

Tejal Somvanshi

February 12, 2025

Euclid image of a bright Einstein Ring around galaxy NGC6505. Photo Source - European Space Agency (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Astronomy·Space

Euclid Telescope Captures Rare Einstein Ring Near NGC 6505

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope has captured an extraordinary sight that even Albert Einstein thought impossible to observe: a perfect ring of light around a galaxy just 590 million light-years

Rahul Somvanshi

February 11, 2025

NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients Photo Source: James Tralie (@NASA)

Space

Bennu’s Pristine Samples Reveal Amino Acids, DNA Building Blocks, and Ancient Liquid Water Clues

A space rock has given scientists their best look yet at how life might have started in our solar system. NASA‘s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu in

Rahul Somvanshi

February 10, 2025