All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates suggest at least as early as 3.8 billion years ago. But how much life has inhabited this planet since the first cell on Earth? And how much life will ever … Read moreHow Much Life Has Ever Existed On Earth?
The rate at which the rare but crucial quantum phenomenon known as tunneling occurs has been measured experimentally for the first time, and found to match theoretical calculations. The theoretical estimates in this area had been regarded as highly uncertain, so confirmation in one specific case allows for greater confidence in estimating the frequency of … Read moreThe Odds Of A Quantum Tunneling Event Are One In A Hundred Billion
You may have heard of the Fermi Paradox, but if you haven’t, here it is in a nutshell: Given the high probability that alien life exists out there in the universe, why has nobody got in touch? If there are so many other civilizations out there, possibly at far more advanced stages than we are … Read moreFinding Life On Mars Could Be The “Worst News Ever” For Humanity
Issue 19 (February 2024) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of Earth’s most perplexing natural phenomena and landscapes. In This Issue… OUR COVER STORY: Is Hypnosis Real? Or is it all just an act? Find out what … Read moreIs Hypnosis Real? Find Out More In Issue 19 Of CURIOUS – Out Now
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Recently, my mother, who escaped Hungary as a young teen in 1943 as the Nazis were closing in, called me from her home in Jerusalem. She was quite agitated, asking why even Israel’s loyal friends seem to be promoting compromise on issues fundamental to its security. She begged me to speak to anyone … Read moreWho Needs Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2024?
The 12,000-year-old prehistoric site of Göbekli Tepe has become showered with attention in recent years – and rightly so – but it’s lesser known that southern Turkey is also home to a very similar “sister site” known as Karahan Tepe. Located just over 45 kilometers (27 miles) east of Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe was first discovered … Read moreUnveiling The Mysteries Of Karahan Tepe: The Remarkable Companion To Göbekli Tepe
A study by psychologists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology claims to have found the most effective flirting techniques for men and women. The researchers looked at college students in the US and Norway, all of whom were heterosexual. The volunteer participants were sent questionnaires, asking them to rate how effective 40 different … Read moreThere’s A Flirting Technique That Works Most Of The Time, According To Science
The Lake Victoria of today is relatively young at just 16,000 years old, but within this tiny timeframe, some 500 different species of cichlid fish have managed to evolve here. Remarkably, this explosion of diversity is primarily thanks to hybrids born as a result of inter-species breeding. In a study, scientists at the University of Bern, … Read moreOver 500 Fish Species Undergo Rapid Evolution In A Single Lake Through Hybridization
Zealandia has been kicking about for a good 60 million years, having separated from the supercontinent Gondwana around that time. It’s also almost entirely submerged underwater and wasn’t even formally recognized as a continent until 2017. But now, it’s experiencing something of a resurgence – at least in a research sense – becoming the first … Read moreZealandia Is Earth’s First Continent To Be Completely Mapped, Revealing Ancient Secrets
A mystery that has dogged materials science for 200 years has finally been solved. A mineral found in many ancient rock formations had stubbornly resisted the efforts of scientists to grow it in the lab, even though they could recreate the conditions they thought formed it in nature. Now, a team has cracked the problem, … Read moreThe “Dolomite Problem” Involving Mysterious Crystal Formation Has Been Solved After Two Centuries