Scientists Say We May Have Gone Past Earth’s “Safe Boundary” For Chemical Pollutants
According to the World Health Organization, some 4.2 million individuals die every year due to exposure to some…
Curiosity Rover Finds Carbon Inside Mars Rocks—And It’s the Same Carbon That’s Inside Us
Much like how carbon exists as several allotropes—diamond, graphite, plus other engineered carbons like fullerenes—carbon also exists as…
These Mesopotamian “War Donkeys” May Have Been One of Humanity’s First Bioengineering Projects
The word “bioengineering” brings up images of scientists covered in lab coats, working the night shift in a…
The International Space Station Is Here to Stay—Until Its Fiery End In 2030
While the list of “manmade space structures” remains few and far between, with the recently-deployed James Webb Space…
Somewhere Out In Space Lies an Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football
“Oblate spheroid”—and no, this isn’t a pop quiz from grade school science; the word has been tossed around…
Piezoelectric “Tissue Scaffold” May Become the Future of Joint Cartilage Treatment
Sports enthusiasts the world over will be the first to tell you about the dangers of injuring your…
Researchers Found the “Deepest-Dwelling” Squid More Than 6 km Under the Sea
An underwater expedition made news early in April of last year for successfully finding the USS Johnston, considered…
The Universe May Be Hiding a Lot More Black Holes Than Previously Thought
Black holes have played a major role in science communication since their conceptualization and eventual discovery. These dark,…
Oldest Flowering Bud Found In 164 Million-Year-Old Plant Fossil
We’ve previously discussed how the rise of flowering plants may have also led to a boom in land-based…
The “Early Earth” May Have Been Battered By More UV Radiation Than Previously Thought
With technology constantly improving, we are giving ourselves more and more tools to study our planet. Part of…