Browsing: Mysterious

Millennia ago a piece of the sky fell toward East Africa, streaking overhead, born of an ancient collision of asteroids. The meteorite landed, probably with more…

After a summer hiatus, the Thursday quiz is back, back, back, baby! For new readers, that means every Thursday on the Guardian app or website you…

I developed tinnitus the same night I was offered my first book deal at the end of 2014. I’d received the news late-afternoon, then went out…

Late last year, Nintendo hosted a mysterious Switch Online playtest, and on Thursday, the company announced that it would be doing another test as part of…

Mysterious Link between Earth’s Magnetism and Oxygen Baffles ScientistsThe strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and…

Crucially, unlike Io’s odd magnetic field, which seemed to indicate that it concealed an ocean’s worth of fluid, Europa’s own Galileo-era magnetic signal remains robust. “It’s…

For years, Oscar has greeted dawn with the rhythmic swing of his machete as he chops sugar cane in fields near his home in El Salvador.…

Astronomers Discover Mysterious Object Bursting with X-RaysA celestial object some 15,000 light-years away is emitting bright flashes of radio and X-rays that scientists are struggling to explainBy…