Gil Caparas
384 posts
In a Bizarre Twist, Scientists Found a Black Hole That’s Forming Stars
I think we’ve all encountered black holes in pop culture enough at this point to have a simple…
February 11, 2022
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…
February 10, 2022
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…
February 9, 2022
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…
February 9, 2022
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…
February 8, 2022
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…
February 7, 2022
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…
February 7, 2022
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…
February 6, 2022
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,…
February 3, 2022
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…
February 2, 2022
