The German island of Riems is home to some of the most dangerous virology research on the planet.
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The object, originally dubbed “Ultima Thule,” was renamed to “Arrokoth” due to the connection between the word “Thule” and the Nazis.
A NASA robot on Mars sends back unusual findings, including timed magnetic pulses.
As the popularity of sparkling waters grows, many wonder if it represents a fresh turning point or a crisp new snake oil.
Stronger than the LHC and faster than anything except light, the world’s cleverest particle detector sees the particles we could never create on Earth. It might be true that there’s an […]
Normally, the landscape in this photo would be a white ice sheet.
From gun control to immigration, Americans remain split on a handful of contentious issues.
A new report sees a major disruption in where we get our food.
The closest star to our own doesn’t just host one rocky planet, but a second, larger ‘super-Earth’ much farther out. Of all the stars in the Universe, the closest one to […]
The future of food sounds bleak, but it doesn’t need to be this way.
Increasing numbers of seniors need help with basic tasks. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
Our clean energy needs to be sourced responsibly right from the get-go.
In 1789, William Herschel discovered this unique moon around Saturn. 230 years later, its secrets are more promising than ever. Today marks the 230th anniversary of the discovery of Enceladus, one […]
Since the late 1800s, what we know has advanced light years ahead.
Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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Jordan Hall speculates on the fate of the species.
Anastasia lives alone in perfect harmony with nature – or so the story goes – and nature serves her devotedly.
The second in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
Earth wasn’t the only potentially habitable planet in the early Solar System. What happened to Mars? If you could travel back in time to the early stages of the Solar System, […]
Your cat thinks your taste stinks. Also that you’re mingy with the laser pointer.
It likely isn’t the rare occurrence we once thought it was. In our Solar System, there’s one overwhelming source of mass that all the planets orbit around: our Sun. Each planet […]
Does voting serve the collective good, or should we just not bother?
For the first time in many years, there’s currently a comet visible to the naked eye in Earth’s night sky: comet NEOWISE. For the first time in many years, there’s currently […]
Suicide rates in Puerto Rico have risen by a third since Hurricane Maria.
The remote volcano Raikoke just erupted after nearly 100 years of silence. Here’s why it matters. On June 22, 2019, a volcano that had been dormant and inactive for nearly a […]