‘A mystical experience’: millions watch total solar eclipse sweep across North America
Almost 32 million people in the path of totality as moon ’s shadow crossed the Mexico-Texas border and then traversed 15 statesIf you missed the total solar eclipse just wait … until 2044Total solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesThe ethereal spectacle of a total solar eclipse swept across North America on Monday afternoon, giving tens millions of people in Mexico, the US and Canada the chance to witness arare and dazzling celestial show.Almost 32 million people were in the path of totality as the moon ’s shadow crossed the Mexico-Texas border at lunchtime and traversed 15 states over the next hour...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Richard Luscombe Tags: Solar eclipses US news Mexico Canada Science Americas World news Space Source Type: news
The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy
How can you change your life for the better today? Learn not just to appreciate happiness – but to anticipate itBe honest: there are times when you have felt schadenfreude, or “delight in another’s misfortunes”. But what about vorfreude?I recently came across this lovely word, which my German-speaking friend translated as “the anticipation of joy”. It struck me as such a hopeful concept – surely we could all do with less schadenfreude and morevorfreude. So what exactly is anticipatory joy, how do we cultivate it and will it make us happier?“The idea is to find joy in the lead-up to an event,” saysSophie M...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Rachel Dixon Tags: Health & wellbeing Life and style Mindfulness Psychology Science Source Type: news
Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse – podcast
For most people seeing a total solar eclipse is a once in a lifetime experience. But for scientists it can be a fleeting chance to understand something deeper about their field of research. Madeleine Finlay meets solar scientist prof Huw Morgan, of Aberystwyth University, and Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at NC State University, to find out what they hoped to learn from 8 April ’s four minutes of darkness.Find out more about how animals behave during a solar eclipseContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay, produced by Madeleine Finlay and Joshan Chana, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science The sun Biology Physics Solar eclipses Animals World news Space Source Type: news
Silver coin boom in medieval England due to melted down Byzantine treasures, study reveals
Chemical analysis reveals origin of coinage that stimulated trade and helped fuel development of new towns from seventh centurySeveral decades after theSutton Hoo burial, starting in about AD660, there was a sudden rise in the number of silver coins in circulation in England, for reasons that have long puzzled archaeologists and historians.The new rush of silver coinage stimulated trade and helped fuel the development of the new towns springing up at the time – but where did it come from? Were the Anglo-Saxon kings recycling old Roman scrap metal? Or had they found lucrative sources from mines in Europe?Continue reading....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Esther Addley Tags: Archaeology Science England UK news Source Type: news
Millions watch as total solar eclipse sweeps across Mexico, US and Canada – video
People in 15 US states, Mexico andCanada witnessed the awe-inspiring spectacle of a a total solar eclipse on Monday. Cities were plunged into sudden darkness and their inhabitants experienced a sharp drop in temperatures. The first such eclipse to cross the US in seven years swept ashore at the Mexican beach resort Mazatl án before crossing the Texas border at Eagle Pass and heading north-east towards CanadaMillions across US, Mexico and Canada witness rare total solar eclipseTotal solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Solar eclipses Mexico Canada Americas World news Source Type: news
Millions across US, Mexico and Canada witness rare total solar eclipse
Travelers, undeterred by gloomy forecasts potentially spoiling celestial show, assembled from Texas to Maine for spectacleTotal solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, US and Canada – live updatesTotal solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesMillions of people across 15 states, and in Mexico and Canada, were witnessing the rare and ethereal spectacle of a total solar eclipse on Monday, with cities plunged into sudden darkness and experiencing a precipitous drop in temperatures.At lunchtime, the first such eclipse to cross the US in seven years swept ashore in the Mexican beach resort Mazatl án before cross...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Richard Luscombe and agency Tags: Solar eclipses US news Mexico Canada Science Americas World news Source Type: news
Total solar eclipse live updates: millions in ‘path of totality’ watch sweep across Mexico, US and Canada
Total solar eclipse hits Canada after crowds gathered in parts of Mexico and across the US to view moon blocking out the sunFirst contact is when the moon ’s outer edge first appears to touch the sun, creating the beginnings of a partial eclipse and a crescent sun reducing in size until totality (second contact).In the moments before totality, look for (in order) shadow bands, Baily ’s Beads and a diamond ring, three of the most memorable stages of a total eclipse.It gives us the opportunity not just to leverage all the great scientific capabilities that we have in the US, using all kinds of equipment, aircraft, kites,...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: L éonie Chao-Fong (now) and Richard Luscombe (earlier) Tags: Solar eclipses US news Mexico Canada Space Source Type: news
‘Extraordinary’: total solar eclipse wows watchers in north Texas
The weather largely cooperated as eclipse watchers were awarded with a heavenly event as clouds parted and sun and moon mergedIgnas Barauskas almost missed it.He bought plane tickets from his home in Lithuania to the United States about a month ago. After a series of flight delays, he landed in Dallas around midnight, ready for a once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse of the sun.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Charlie Scudder in Arlington, Texas Tags: Solar eclipses Texas US news Space Science Source Type: news
Pregnancy may speed up biological ageing, study finds
Each pregnancy is linked with an additional two to three months of biological ageing, researchers sayPregnancy may speed up biological ageing in women, a study has found.Scientists at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York looked at the reproductive histories and DNA samples from 1,735 people in a long-term, continuing health survey in the Philippines to investigate the influence pregnancy has on the ageing process.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jamie Grierson Tags: Pregnancy Medical research Science World news Source Type: news
Rare total eclipse of the sun darkens Mexico's skies – video
Observers in Mazatlan were the first to witness a rare solar eclipse as the moon obscured the sun over Mexico. People in the US and Canada were also able to enjoy the spectacle. The most recent total solar eclipse in the US was in 2017, but an interval of only seven years is unusual. The previous one before that took place in 1979, and the next one visible in the US will not be until August 2044Solar eclipse 2024: latest updatesContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Solar eclipses Mexico World news Source Type: news
Total solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in pictures
The moon is starting to blot out the sun along a path that cuts across several countriesTotal solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, US and Canada - live updatesContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Compiled by Julius Constantine Motal Tags: Solar eclipses US news Mexico Canada Source Type: news
The next eclipse: if you missed totality on Monday, just wait … until 2044
You might have to travel a bit – and wait a few years – but there will be another eclipse as long as the sun, moon and Earth are in orbitMillions across US, Mexico and Canada witness rare total solar eclipseTotal solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesMaybe it was cloudy when you tried to view theeclipse, or you live outside the path of totality. Perhaps you enjoyed the spectacle so much that you just can ’t wait for the next one.Either way, there are more opportunities coming to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, even if you ’ll have to wait 20 years for the next one with totality...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Richard Luscombe Tags: Solar eclipses Space US news World news Science Source Type: news
If you missed today ’s total solar eclipse just wait … until 2044
You might have to travel a bit – and wait a few years – but there will be another eclipse as long as the sun, moon and Earth are in orbitMillions across US, Mexico and Canada witness rare total solar eclipseTotal solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesMaybe it was cloudy when you tried to view theeclipse, or you live outside the path of totality. Perhaps you enjoyed the spectacle so much that you just can ’t wait for the next one.Either way, there are more opportunities coming to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, even if you ’ll have to wait 20 years for the next one with totality...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Richard Luscombe Tags: Solar eclipses Space US news World news Science Source Type: news
If you miss today ’s total solar eclipse just wait … until 2044
You might have to travel a bit – and wait a few years – but there will be another eclipse as long as the sun, moon and Earth are in orbitTotal solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, US and Canada – live updatesTotal solar eclipse over Mexico, US and Canada – in picturesMaybe it will be cloudy when you try to view theeclipse, or you live outside the path of totality. Perhaps you you ’ll enjoy the spectacle so much that you just can’t wait for the next one.Either way, there are more opportunities coming to witness the celestial spectacle of a solar eclipse, even if you ’ll have to wait 20 years for the next one ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Richard Luscombe Tags: Solar eclipses Space US news World news Science Source Type: news
Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers
More consensual touch helps ease or buffer against mental and physical complaints, meta-analysis showsWhether it is a hug from a friend or the caress of a weighted blanket, the sensation of touch appears to bring benefits for the body and mind, researchers say.The sense of touch is the first to develop in babies and is crucial in allowing us to experience the environment around us as well as communicate. Indeed, the loss of touch from others during the Covid pandemichit many hard.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Mental health Society UK news World news Neuroscience Anxiety Depression Source Type: news
