These “Soft” Robots Are Powered By Light—And They Might Just Save Us From Our Next Oil Spill
Robotics technology is on a consistent rise thanks to advancements in allied fields in the sciences. Month after…
Iron May Play a Major Role In the Evolution of Complex Life on Earth
In the billions of years since simple unicellular life sprang forth from the depths of Earth’s oceans, life…
One of the Milky Way’s “Satellite” Galaxy May Hide a Massive Black Hole Inside It
Astronomers around the world know that our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, has something hidden within its…
Recent Chilean Ankylosaur Find Had a Tail That Looked Like an Aztec Sword
Modern Sciences is no stranger to odd dinosaur finds, like Greenland’s Issi saaneq find from just last month.…
Some of Earth’s Water May Have Come From the Sun, Scientists Find
Evoking images of the Sun shouldn’t normally make you think of water. After all, it’s a giant hot…
Ancient Bacteria May Have Paved the Way for Earth’s Mountains to Form—Almost Literally
The various mountains that surround the landscape stand testament to the great forces of nature that continuously shape…
New Camera Imaging Tech Is Barely the Size of a Salt Grain
Cameras that used to require an entire team of people to carry around now fit snugly inside your…
Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…
Physicists Detect Neutrinos At the Large Hadron Collider In a Landmark First
If middle school and high school science has taught us anything about particle physics, it’s that atoms are…
New “Super Jelly” Hydrogel Acts Like Shatter-Proof Glass When Under Pressure
Earlier this year, they were used to treat skin ulcers from patients suffering from diabetes; next, they were…