Many deserving potential awardees were snubbed by the Nobel committee. But this takes the cake. Every October, the Nobel foundation awards prizes celebrating the greatest advances in numerous scientific fields. Alfred […]
Search Results
You searched for: Systems
New research provides insights on the effect of the lunar cycles on wildlife behavior.
How the half-hour commute and motorised transport changed our cities into huge metropolises.
The answer is surprisingly simple, if cataclysmic.
The White House is reportedly considering an executive order that would open up public access to scientific research.
Our outer Solar System, from Jupiter to Neptune, isn’t unique after all. In the early 1990s, scientists began detecting the first planets orbiting stars other than the Sun: exoplanets. The easiest […]
At a very simple level, it’s nothing but physics. Here’s why you should care. It’s not very often that a physics problem becomes a politicized issue, but that’s exactly what’s happened […]
Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.
Giving our solar system a “slap in the face.”
Almost certainly not. Here’s the science of why. The Universe, as we know it, simply doesn’t add up. On the one hand, we can look out on a cosmic scale and […]
Astronomers find these five chapters to be a handy way of conceiving the universe’s incredibly long lifespan.
The encyclopedia offers more “reliable” information than Wikipedia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
There was less than a 2 second delay between gravitational waves and light, but that’s incredibly meaningful. There’s an important rule in relativity that — as far as we know — all objects must […]
It’s not volcanic activity, and it’s definitely not from a fire. Mars, our red planetary neighbor, is a vastly different world from Earth. Mars and Earth, to scale, shows how much […]
From gun control to immigration, Americans remain split on a handful of contentious issues.
Protest music is a natural feature of humanity.
The FBI has been called to investigate it.
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.
For Black Hole Week, NASA released a mesmerizing animation of what a black hole probably looks like.
Mirror neurons bounce smiles from one person to the next.
Move over SSRIs, Advil is on the way.
A new paper suggests gun licensing laws could be curbing violence in two main ways.
All supernovae are not created equal. After a 14 year investigation, the brightest ones have a surprising explanation. In 2006, astronomers witnessed a supernova that defied conventional explanation. Typically, supernovae […]
Every object in the Universe is constrained by the laws of physics. Does this mean there are any black holes that shouldn’t exist? When it comes to the objects that […]
The quest for a quantum theory of gravity is the holy grail of physics. Here’s why it’s murkier than anyone expected. If you want to fully describe how the Universe […]
Handing out tickets might be distracting police departments from working on more serious crimes.
Norway plans to pay Gabon $150 million to protect its vast network of rainforests.
Increasing numbers of seniors need help with basic tasks. It doesn’t have to be that way.
If you’ve ever wondered what truly lies beyond Neptune, this is one interview you won’t want to miss! Our Solar System formed some 4.6 billion years ago from a molecular cloud […]
A new survey highlights the side effects of using Google to self-diagnose.