While millions catch a glimpse of a rare lunar event, NASA plans to shut down an orbiter whose purpose is to study the moon.
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Last month, the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons released more than 6,000 prisoners early. The Sentencing Commission reduced their sentences retroactively. And the Senate is considering a bipartisan bill […]
When you look at the history of it, a strange pattern emerges.
For accurate, factual alerts and updates, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is the most comprehensive, reliable news source you could possibly go to. Since 1983, the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island […]
If we don’t invest in learning about the Universe, we aren’t going to learn very much. Every ten years, the field of astronomy and astrophysics undergoes a Decadal Survey. This charts […]
Why not just put your detectors in place of a giant mirror? “Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.” –Yousuf […]
New studies shed light on how Neanderthal DNA is affecting the appearance and behavior of modern humans.
If the neural crest hypothesis is correct, humans are the first domesticated animals. But who, or what, tamed us?
There’s a complex biological system behind our intuition.
What do you make of the image above? Day Glow slippers under a black light? Colorful sleeping bags for a trio of Minions? March of the Radioactive Penguins? Of course, it’s none of the above.
Last week, Cassini plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere. Here are the top 6 things we learned from it while it was alive. “Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the […]
From the birth and deaths of stars to the largest structures in the Universe, Hubble shows us what we’d never see otherwise. When it comes to the Universe itself, perhaps […]
UMBC’s upset over top-ranked Virginia last week was a perfect example of group flow.
The most unusual star known has finally had its dimming scientifically explained. Here’s the unusual, dusty resolution. The science of planet-hunting has truly taken off in the 21st century, with […]
Three commercially released facial-analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin-type and gender biases, according to new research.
Archaeological evidence in the Republic of Georgia pushes back wine’s earliest appearance nearly a millennia.
Even before we have the James Webb Space Telescope, a controversy over when the first stars formed is growing. As far back as our most powerful telescopes have ever looked, we’ve […]
They’re less than a billion years old. And, thanks to ALMA, they might finally pave the way to understanding how galaxies form. How do galaxies like our Milky Way come to […]
The highest paid athlete in history does not live in modern times. That person lived in Ancient Rome.
The Oscars has produced a number of controversial speeches in the past. This year will likely not divert from that path.
Given the premium placed on slender, lightweight mobile technology, the removal of speakers could free up space inside Google devices. No speakers necessary.
What method helps you retain more information — reading, highlighting, or even interrogation?
Before this, little was known about the genetic basis for the variety in human skin tone.
If atmospheric hazes can cool the distant ice dwarf by an extra 30 degrees Celsius, maybe we can geoengineer a solution to our warming problem? When NASA’s New Horizons flew by […]
50 years after his assassination, a look back at five ways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the U.S.
Today’s children and youth are very tech savvy and easily use tablets, laptops, and smartphones to access the Internet, play games and consume media. AR can put that on fast-forward.
Even with nothing new falling into it, our radius is increasing with every second that goes by. It’s no big secret that galaxies grow over time. The force of gravity is […]
Photographer Craig burrows reveals the secret colors of plants.
A pair of Kickstarter enthusiasts, want to make coloring even more fun for you by merging Cards Against Humanity with the ‘boring’ crayon to make it… politically incorrect.