Once a complete mystery, the Cassini mission has solved them at last! “It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to speculate on what […]
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Mars used to be a warm, wet world, filled with oceans, rivers, and maybe even life. Here’s what happened. “Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying how the universe […]
Painting for Picasso was rule-breaking, serious business, but sculpture was rule-innocent child’s play.
Thanks, climate change.
Living longer, but worrying more. Why?
Without context, this is an alien world. How liberating!
These American artists once challenged the art world with epic land art. Where are today’s troublemakers?
As far as health risks go, sleep disorders tend to fly beneath the radar. Researchers are trying to change that.
If energy is always conserved, then what “gains” the energy that photons lose as the Universe expands? “…in every kind of chemical change no loss of matter occurs […] in all […]
“Scanning for signs of life” is a staple of science fiction. Could it be science, too? This post was written by Jillian Scudder. Jillian is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysics […]
Researchers have developed a green solution to help clean up oil spills.
The conflict between East and West predates America and Islam, says a book full of cool maps
Most modern day detergents don’t require heat in order to clean your clothes. Plus, switching to cold-water washes helps save you money on your next energy bill.
With current technology, things might take generations. But that could be greatly reduced with a little help. “Oh, yes — I know you. There was a time you looked at the stars and […]
Star Wars’ Hoth has nothing on the real-life version! “My Lord, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed. Com Scan has detected an energy field protecting an area of the […]
The world’s first research journal dedicated solely to cryptocurrency launched last month. It’s a sign of the times as academics begin tinkering with the study and theory of digital currency.
Insufficient commitments to carbon cuts, and a process to encourage deeper cuts that is only voluntary, are bad news for our future.
Innovation isn’t always the result of invention and discovery. Sometimes the best way to innovate is to rethink something old.
The origin of life is one of the biggest open questions. Could it all have started before our planet was even born? “When you arise in the morning, think of […]
Researchers from the American Chemical Society finally tackle what makes New York City’s bagels taste so good — it’s all about mixing the right chemical compounds.
A scarcity of crucial resources like water and air, and the high stakes of even temporarily running out, suggest that any Martian government would function as a military dictatorship.
A plant that redefines the relationship between the industrial facilities and the community.
Stephen Colbert compared binging on Trump jokes to binging on Oreos — but are we the ones over-indulging in Trumpapolooza?
The most spectacular satellite system of any known planet, Saturn’s Rings are a sight like no other. “This then, I thought, as I looked round about me, is the representation […]
Why the momentum for a sassy Manhattan billionaire and the upsurge in popularity for a no-nonsense Brooklynite?
The two best-explored outer Solar System worlds orbit one another. But no one was prepared for what New Horizons saw. “Just as a Chihuahua is still a dog, these ice dwarfs […]
A live blog event from Nobel Prizewinner Art McDonald. “It’s ironic: in order to observe the Sun, you need to go kilometers underground.” –Art McDonald In the 1960s, a huge […]
The fantasies, institutions, and humans at Dismaland do not merely sometimes fail us — they are marked for death from the start.
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy relays some of her proudest accomplishments working in the Obama administration: reducing carbon emissions, successfully pushing for more efficient vehicles, and championing renewable energy.
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