How Do We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
Astronomers track faint moving objects across the sky and use orbital math—refined since Kepler and Gauss—to determine whether…
Do You Dream In Color?
Studies from the 1940s and 1950s showed that most people reported dreaming in black and white, a stark…
The Crops We’ve All Forgotten About
Plants like knotweed, sumpweed, and goosefoot were domesticated by Indigenous peoples in North America thousands of years ago…
The Fall of “Ingenuity”
Ingenuity, initially designed for just five flights over 30 days, completed 72 missions across nearly three years, helping…
The Dawn of Video Streaming
In the early 1990s, researchers at Cambridge University devised a simple yet groundbreaking solution to remotely monitor their…
Modifying DNA Made Accessible
DNA printing has become more accessible and affordable, enabling researchers and students to modify organisms with custom-designed sequences.…
Samarium: A Short Guide
Discovered in 1879, samarium was the first element indirectly named after a person. It reacts easily with oxygen,…
What’s Hiding Under the Surface of the Earth
Scientists have discovered vast, dense zones deep in Earth’s mantle called Large Low-Velocity Provinces (LLVPs). These zones appear…
The Unique Connection Between Computers and Looms
Invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard in the early 1800s, the Jacquard loom revolutionized textile manufacturing by using punch cards…
Where Are All the Coastal Observatories?
While islands and beaches offer low light pollution and clear skies, they are unsuitable for professional astrophysics observatories…