T. Rex Had Vegetarian Cousins—And They Confused Scientists For Years
T. rex and Velociraptor may be famous for their menacing faces and slightly Hollywood-ified personas, but one thing…
Assembling a Satellite In a Few (Not-So-) Easy Steps
Any aspiring scientist wishing to study the stuff above Earth and beyond would likely have to find ways…
Finding the World’s Oldest Predator (And All Its Friends)
Scientists once believed they had the earliest evidence of animals documented in sufficient detail. Of course, given how…
AI May Be Good at Math—But It Won’t Beat Math Experts
There’s been a big surge in AI-powered tools and tricks online recently, and it may appear to some…
Is Our Universe Just… Math?
For most of us, mathematics exists merely in the realm of dreaded homework and in taxes. It’s worth…
How Do Experts See Air Flow?
It should come as no surprise that understanding how air moves over and around us are crucial in…
We’re Redefining What It Means to be “Sticky”—And We’re Taking Lessons From Geckos
The setae on the bottom of most geckos’ feet are what give them their adhesive properties. Geckos can…
Here’s Why You Can’t Submit This Image In Scientific Journals Anymore
Then-University of Southern California assistant professor Alexander Sawchuk was searching for an image to use for a colleague’s…
Perhaps Faking Your Way to Discovering a New Element Isn’t Such a Good Idea
The fallout from the now-called “Ninov scandal,” which happened almost at the same time as another scientific misconduct scandal in…
Spilling the Details on Spillways
We’ve managed to learn how to manipulate the forces around us so well that engineers are already capable…