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A Supernova For the History Books
On February 23, 1987, the supernova SN1987A exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, visible to the naked eye…
Lunar Timekeeping
With plans to send astronauts back to the Moon in a few years, scientists face the challenge of…
Finding a Lost Civilization With Baboons
Archaeologists have long been puzzled by the ancient Egyptian references to Punt, a land famed for its wealth…
A Curly Consequence of Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy-induced hair changes, known as “chemo curls,” are a common yet understudied phenomenon. While chemotherapy targets rapidly dividing…
The Sky Wasn’t Always Blue
The color of Earth’s sky has changed over time due to the presence and activities of different life…
Earthquake Science and the Richter Scale
Due to geological differences, earthquakes of similar magnitudes can have different effects depending on the region. For instance,…
The Human Genome Project Wasn’t All Fanfare and Victories
Initiated around 2000, the Human Genome Project aimed to sequence the entire human genome with high hopes of…
The Largest Geode Is a Cave
Winemaker Gustav Heineman discovered the largest geode, filled with celestine crystals and measuring over 10 meters across, on…
(Accidentally) Confirming Quantum Principles
In the 1920s, Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach conducted an experiment that accidentally confirmed the existence of quantum…
How Volcanoes (Sometimes) Spout Diamonds
Kimberlite formations are caused by explosive volcanic eruptions that bring diamonds to the surface from deep within the…