There are a slew of Earth Science missions that NASA has planned for the future. We need all of them (and more) for a thriving planet. When most people think of […]
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In the patent filed by Uber, it’s clear that the ride company’s A.I. software will use a number of data points to decide if a passenger is drunk—and how, then, to proceed.
The planet has had life on it, in some form or another, for nearly as long as Earth has existed. If you came to our Solar System right after it formed, […]
Current climate change models are flawed when predicting the true cost to the world, new study says.
We know that it’s ‘the red planet’ because of the iron in its soil. But why, with such a thin, carbon dioxide atmosphere, is the martian sky so red and bright? […]
The same technology that Norway uses to keep its fjords ice-free could literally take the power out of hurricanes as they form. Among all the natural disasters that occur on planet […]
The hard part was keeping the list down to ten.
The world’s getting hotter, and it’s getting more volatile. We need to start thinking about how climate change encourages conflict.
Technology holds the promise of a better future, but our footprint on the planet threatens to undo all our dreams and progress. It’s pretty easy to look at the world […]
The Swift-Tuttle comet is the source of the lovely Perseid meteor shower each August. It’s also getting closer and closer, making it “the single most dangerous object known to humanity.”
Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics.
Diamonds can be formed in one of four fascinating ways.
New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming.
The Earth is getting warmer, and humans are the cause. This is why. Let’s play pretend for a moment. Pretend, if you can, that you’ve never heard about the idea of […]
Each year, lightning kills 24,000 people around the world. These maps show which regions get hit more than others.
It’s raining penguins!
Rock salt is great at keeping roads free of ice, but using it over the long term poses serious dangers.
Figure skating has a lot to do with physics, and here’s what we mean. Also, what’s the difference between all those figure-skating jumps?
Russian workers are being taught the art of smiling in order to seem more welcoming to the 1.5 million tourists expected to attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup this week […]
The evidence of water vapor plumes on Europa is enough for NASA to plan a probe that will take samples in 5 to 10 years.
Researchers find an unexpected side effect of rising carbon dioxide levels in a remote tropical forest.
When scientists claim that an unexplained phenomenon might be due to aliens, they’re giving up on science. Whenever science discovers a new, unexpected phenomenon, it represents a tremendous opportunity to learn […]
International enrollment and applications to American grad schools are plummeting. This is the opposite of what makes America great. Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, America emerged at the […]
A new paper published in the journal American Psychologist shows how NASA is using personality research to learn what makes the best team of astronauts.
Elon Musk appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience for a conversation that covered topics ranging from the inner workings of neural link technology to the differences between a joint and a blunt.
To spur action on climate change, we need a story of mythical proportions.
What do hockey, movies, and cardboard boxes have in common? They’re incredibly interesting, and featured in our weekly random fact roundup.
Lab-grown, cultured meats, dairy, and leather will be hitting shelves soon. Paul Shapiro reports on the coming trend in his new book, Clean Meat.
Scientists discover that ice in space bubbles, pops, and flows.
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