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Science & Technology | Science & Space
Curious 23andMe twin results show why you should take DNA testing with a grain of salt | TechCrunch
If you’ve ever enthusiastically sent your spit off in the mail, you were probably anxious for whatever unexpected insights the current crop of DNA testing companies would send back. Did your ancestors hang out on the Iberian peninsula? What version of y
Science & Technology | Science
Missions expose surprising differences in the interiors of Saturn and Jupiter | Science | AAAS
Dueling spacecraft use gravity to see inside giant planets
Science & Technology | Science
Rain spotted on Saturn's moon Titan, which may be home to alien life | Fox News
Saturn's moon Titan, which some scientists have theorized could be the home to extraterrestrial life due to the presence of surface liquid, is providing another surprise to researchers — the sight of fresh rainfall.
Science & Technology | Science
Monogamy may have a telltale signature of gene activity | Science | AAAS
Animals that partner up share certain gene expression patterns
Science & Technology | Science
The bacteria in your gut may reveal your true age | Science | AAAS
Scientists say microbiome is a surprisingly accurate biological clock
Visual Arts | Visual Arts
The Mona Lisa Does Not Actually Cause the ‘Mona Lisa Effect’
Leonardo's lady is not really looking at you.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Astronomers spot black hole spinning unbelievably fast as it swallows up a star – BGR
Black holes are some of the most interesting features of our universe, but they're also not very well understood. Studying distant black holes in any great detail is very difficult due to the fact that nothing, including light, can escape their grasp once
Science & Technology | SCIENCE
Scientists Find a New Way to Create the Plutonium That Powers Deep Space Missions
A long-simmering crisis for deep space missions ends before it could become a problem.
Science & Technology | Biology & Medicine
‘For 30 years I’ve been obsessed by why children get leukaemia. Now we have an answer’ | Science | The Guardian
Newly knighted cancer scientist Mel Greaves explains why a cocktail of microbes could give protection against disease
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
New Israeli Smartphone App May Revolutionize Communication for Deaf People | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
A new smartphone app developed by students at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) will facilitate communication by deaf people...
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Researchers Raise $1M For Revolutionary Eye Drops That Could Replace Glasses | Technology News
Ophthalmologists at Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bar Ilan University are building a biotech company that expects to market the 'nanodrops' by 2020.
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists Reveal Vast World of Creatures Living 3.5 Miles Underground
A vast underground ecosystem has been revealed by scientists, 3.5 miles deep, weighing hundreds of times more than the total biomass of humankind.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Study of 14,000 Nonagenarians Says Alcohol, Java Drinkers, Those Overweight In Their 70s Live Longer
“What allows people to live to age 90 and beyond?” Researchers at the University of California Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) have been asking nonagenarians that very question for the last 15 years. And t
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Apollo astronaut thinks sending humans to Mars is ‘almost ridiculous’
Mars is the hottest topic in the space science world these days, with new rovers, orbiters, and landers finding out new and exciting things about the Red Planet with startling regularity. Multiple …
Science & Technology | Tech News
[Best of 2018] IBM proved quantum computers can do things impossible for classical ones
The debate over whether quantum computers will ever be able to do anything better than classical ones is over. A team of researchers just proved they can.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
This is your brain on video games
Given the immense power that games have to alter our consciousness, it’s natural to wonder what long-term effects they might have on our brains.
Science & Technology | Biology & Medicine
The Reservoir - bioGraphic
In Bangladesh, a bat-borne virus you've probably never heard of is poised to become the next pandemic—and medicine alone may not be sufficient to stop it. Is an ecological intervention the answer?
Science & Technology | Science & Space
1st image from inside sun's atmosphere | Space | EarthSky
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now swept within the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere.. No other spacecraft has ever come this close to the sun's surface! And, it's going to get closer.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Astronomers spot ‘Farout’, the most distant dwarf planet ever found in our solar system
It's at the edge of our solar system
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Watch the Air and Space Museum's Apollo 8 Anniversary Celebration Live
Astronaut James Lovell and others will speak
Science & Technology | Science
NBC's Katy Tur, France's Riots And Climate Change Panic Mode -- Mona CharenMona Charen: NBC's Katy Tur, France's Riots A
Both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association have reported an increase in climate change anxiety.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence! - Universe Today
OSIRIS-REx has reached the asteroid Bennu. It will spend a year studying Bennu from orbit before descending to the surface and collecting a sample.
Science & Technology | Physics & Cosmology
Bringing balance to the universe: New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos
Scientists at the University of Oxford may have solved one of the biggest questions in modern physics, with a new paper unifying dark matter and dark energy into a single phenomenon: a fluid which possesses 'negative mass." If you were to push a nega
Politics | Politics
Andrew Light, Obama official, helped prepare dire National Climate Assessment
A former Obama administration official with ties to a liberal advocacy group funded by Democratic megadonors George Soros and Tom Steyer helped prepare the Fourth National Climate Assessment, whose dire predictions have since been attacked as overblown.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
For wind farms, a bit of separation is a good idea | Cosmos
Putting facilities too close together reduces overall efficiency, research finds. Samantha Page reports.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA will live stream the landing of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe – BGR
The Mars InSight lander only just touched down on the Red Planet, but NASA is already gearing up for the landing of another incredibly interesting mission.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Here's How to Watch the Insight Landing on Mars on Monday
In a few days, humanity will once again reach out and touch the surface of a foreign world.
Science & Technology | Science
Global Warming: Media Ignore Sharp Drop In Global Temperatures Over Past Two Years
NASA data show that global temperatures dropped sharply over the past two years, which would seem contrary to global warming predictions. Not that you'd know it, since that wasn't deemed news.
Miscellaneous | Religion & Spirituality
Did a mysterious extinction event precede Adam and Eve? | Fox News
In one of the most provocative and misunderstood studies of the year, scientists in the U.S. and Switzerland have made an astonishing discovery: All humans alive today are the offspring of a common father and mother – an Adam and Eve – who walked the
Science & Technology | Science
DNA recovered from snow helps scientists track elusive wildlife
Researchers are using environmental DNA to help monitor and measure populations of rare snow-dwelling species like Canadian lynx.
Science & Technology | Science
What ancient DNA reveals about the first humans in the Americas
Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.
News | National News
New Vaccine Could Cut Number Of Alzheimer's Cases In Half
A new Alzheimer's vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern could conceivably cut the number of dementia cases in half.
Science & Technology | Paleontology
Your 'Fat-Toothed' Relative May Not Make It for Thanksgiving. He Vanished from Earth 300 Million Years Ago.
A reptile with an impressive back sail that lived 300 million years ago is more closely related to humans than it is to dinosaurs.
Science & Technology | Science
Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? | The New Yorker
Sam Knight on the new methods that are allowing a group of scientists to reëxamine the world’s libraries and archives, in search of the hidden lives of authors.
Science & Technology | Biology & Medicine
The microscopic structure of a cat’s tongue helps keep its fur clean - How cats groom themselves
T.S. ELIOT’S mystery cat, Macavity, besides being a criminal mastermind able to evade the combined ranks of British law enforcement, had a coat that was “dusty from neglect”. Criminality is one thing, but this truly strains the imagination. Real cat
Science & Technology | Paleontology
Kepodactylus - Pteros
The only specimen of this large Jurassic pterosaur was found with a skeleton of Stegosaurus.
Pets & Animals | pets and animals
How do cats stay so clean? Video reveals secrets of the feline tongue | Science | AAAS
Three-dimensional scans and thermal imaging give unprecedented insight into cat grooming
Science & Technology | Science
Oumuamua: Why humans should be open minded about life in outer space
Scientists in Hawaii have detected the first object to enter our solar system from the outside. Although they were unable to get a clear look at it before it left, experts say its more likely to be a natural object we're never encountered rather than some
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Trump Is Right About Poor California Forest Management
Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Science & Technology | Science
Men with beards are more attractive, says science
Say goodbye to your razor.
Science & Technology | Science
Lack of sunspots to bring record cold, warns NASA scientist - Ice Age Now
“It could happen in a matter of months,” says Martin Mlynczak of NASA’s Langley Research Center. ________________ “The sun is entering one of the deepest Solar Minima of the Space Age,” wrote Dr Tony Phillips just six weeks ago, on 27 Sep 2018.
Science & Technology | Science
How can you eat dairy if you lack the gene for digesting it? Fermented milk may be key, ancient Mongolian study suggests
Cutting-edge study of ancient DNA and protein helps solve evolutionary riddle
Science & Technology | Science
Ozone layer hole will 'totally heal within 50 years' - CNN
The hole in the Earth's ozone layer is expected to fully heal by sometime in the 2060s, climate change experts predict in a new UN report.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Smashed Two Records in a Single Day
NASA’s historic mission to “touch the Sun” just reached two important milestones: It now holds the record for the closest approach to the Sun by a human-built object—and also the record for the fastest spacecraft ever sent into space.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA to Host Briefing on November Mars InSight Landing | NASA
NASA's upcoming landing of the first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars will be the topic of a media briefing at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 31 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Science & Technology | Science
When fathers exercise, their future offspring may benefit, mouse study suggests | Science | AAAS
Experts are intrigued, but it’s unclear whether findings apply to humans
Pets & Animals | Animals
The film debut of the Antarctica “headless chicken monster,” a rare sea cucumber — Quartz
Scientists accidentally discovered a deep-sea swimming cucumber in the waters off Australia during a marine conservation project.
Science & Technology | Science
Alum (aluminum sulfate) turns polluted lakes from green to clear. Is it safe?
Aluminum sulfate, or alum, is increasingly being used to fight algae blooms spurred by an over abundance of phosphorus from human activity.
Psychology | Personality
New personality type identified. Chances are you’ve had it | Science | AAAS
Study finds that personality changes over the life span
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Science around trauma and memory shifting how police respond to victims
Police are now learning to accommodate include fragmented memories, dissociation and a kind of involuntary paralysis known as “tonic immobility.”
Health & Fitness | Health
An elusive molecule that sparks multiple sclerosis may have been found | Science | AAAS
Intestinal bacteria produce version of protein that may confuse the immune system
Science & Technology | Science
What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space
During the Cold War, the US government launched a 1.4 megaton bomb into space. Starfish Prime, as the test was called, was the highest-altitude nuclear test in history. But what would happen if we tried the same experiment with a 50 megaton bomb, like the
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The Universe Has A Speed Limit, And It Isn't The Speed Of Light
Nothing can go faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. But particles in our Universe can't even go that fast.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Voyager 2 probe may be on the edge of interstellar space
NASA's Voyager 2 probe may be close to joining its sibling and entering interstellar space. The vessel has been detecting a five percent increase in cosmic rays...
Science & Technology | Archaeology & Anthropology
Lasers Reveal 60,000 Ancient Maya Structures in Guatemala - HISTORY
“This is HOLY [expletive] territory,” tweeted one archaeologist about the discoveries.
Science & Technology | Science
Photographing Indigenous Communities Under Threat in the Amazon
With the threat of displacement looming, photographer Charlie Hamilton James set out to showcase daily life with these vulnerable groups.
Science & Technology | Science
Harvest Moon, Hurricane, and More of September's Best Space Pictures
Also see a rare weather event swirl in the clouds of Jupiter, and get a glimpse at an iconic rocket's final launch.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Dwarf planet 'The Goblin' discovery redefining solar system | Science | The Guardian
Massively elongated orbit suggests object is influenced by theoretical giant Planet Nine in Oort Cloud region
Science & Technology | Science
How much control do you really have over your actions? These brain regions provide clues | Science | AAAS
Study of people with two rare neurological disorders may shed light on some aspects of free will
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The ancient earthquake detector that puzzled modern historians
The earthquake detector that existed long before we knew what earthquakes really were.
Science & Technology | Science
Trump administration to review human fetal tissue research | Science | AAAS
Food and Drug Administration contract canceled after pressure from antiabortion groups and lawmakers
Science & Technology | Science
Neanderthals used their hands like tailors and painters | Science | AAAS
Our closest cousins used a precise grip more often than some of our direct ancestors
Science & Technology | Science
Your gut is directly connected to your brain, by a newly discovered neuron circuit | Science | AAAS
Find could lead to new treatments for obesity, depression
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Heather Heying: Free Speech on Campus
Heather Heying at the US Department of Justice forum on Free Speech on College Campuses - 9/17/2018. Help support Heather's work on patreon: https://www.patr...
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Japanese Probe Deploys Tiny Hopping Robots Toward Big Asteroid Ryugu
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe, which has been circling the asteroid Ryugu since late June, has deployed two little "rovers" called MINERVA-II1A and MINERVA-II1B toward the space rock's surface.
History | History
Discovery of Galileo’s long-lost letter shows he edited his heretical ideas to fool the Inquisition
Exclusive: Document shows that the astronomer toned down the claims that triggered science history’s most infamous battle — then lied about his edits.
Science & Technology | Science
Skeletal stem cells found in humans for first time, promising new treatments for fractures and osteoporosis | Science |
Team also discovers a way to turn fat into bone
Science & Technology | Science
Your gut is directly connected to your brain, by a newly discovered neuron circuit | Science | AAAS
Find could lead to new treatments for obesity, depression
Science & Technology | Paleontology
Dickinsonia Is the Oldest Known Animal, Steroids Show - The Atlantic
Scientists have finally confirmed that a weird ribbed oval called Dickinsonia is an animal.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA's New Spacecraft Takes First Photo, Finds First Exoplanet
NASA's TESS spacecraft just took its first photo of the night sky, and researchers using that image have found a planet around another star.
Science & Technology | Science
The Full Moon Has a Denser Electrified Atmosphere
New measurements show what happens to the moon’s thin exosphere when the lunar orb slips into Earth’s protective magnetic bubble.
Advice & Self-Help | Psychology & Relationships
First PTSD Study During Warfare By Israeli Researchers Provides Early Symptom Indicators | Health News
Joint research by the University of Haifa and Natal during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 looked at reactions and experiences as the conflict unfolded.
Science & Technology | Science
See the Power of Storms Across the Solar System
While the tempests of Earth are not to be underestimated, our planetary neighbors can whip up whirlwinds of cosmic proportions.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
A whale of a tale | symmetry magazine
Scientists looking for tiny particles off the coast of Italy stumble upon a much bigger research subject.
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists engineer a powerful new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria | Science | AAAS
New drug can breach sturdy cell membranes and thwart life-threatening infections
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Meet The Four-Dimensional Numbers That Led to Modern Algebra
Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics.
Science & Technology | Technology
The reality of quantum computing could be just three years away | TechCrunch
Quantum computing has moved out of the realm of theoretical physics and into the real world, but its potential and promise are still years away. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, a powerhouse in the world of quantum research and a young upstart in the fie
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Meet Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the Pioneer Who Found the First Pulsar
When Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar 51 years ago, she revealed a new tool for solving many mysteries of the cosmos.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Hubble captures mysterious nebula in gorgeous new image – BGR
You might think that with so many telescopes at its disposal NASA and the astronomy community at large would have plenty of time to gaze at whatever they want, but space is just so big that even some of the most interesting anomalies in the sky fall throu
Science & Technology | Science
Volcano lights up snowy sky in stunning photo | Fox News
An incredible photo shows the Villarrica volcano in Chile lighting up a snowy sky.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Dads Pass On More Than Genetics in Their Sperm | Science | Smithsonian
Seminal research reveals that sperm change their cargo as they travel the reproductive tract—and the differences can have consequences for fertility
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Meet the Rosehip Neuron: A Newly Discovered Cell in the Human Brain | Smart News | Smithsonian
The neuron is not found within lab mice, possibly explaining why mouse studies often do not translate to human brains
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Send NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Support As It Battles Epic Dust Storm
While engineers continue to try to revive the Mars rover Opportunity, you can show your support by sending the rover a digital postcard.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had to plug this hole with their thumb – BGR
Yesterday, Russian space organization Roscosmos and the European Space Agency broke the news that the International Space Station had sprung a leak. That's a pretty big deal for the astronauts who are riding what amounts to a floating science laboratory,
Science & Technology | Science
Spurred by opioid epidemic, new pain drugs may lower the risk of overdose and addiction | Science | AAAS
By slowing action or targeting different receptors, altered opioids or alternatives aim to sidestep abuse
Science & Technology | Science
Study Repressed For Finding Trans Kids May Be Social Contagion
'Rapid-onset gender dysphoria' may be a social contagion linked with having friends who identify as LGBT and internet use, finds a Brown study.
Cars & Motorcycles | Autos
LEGO built a life size, drivable Bugatti from over a million Technic pieces | TechCrunch
In what just might be the wildest thing anyone has ever built from LEGO, the company behind the bricks has built a full-size, driveable model of the Bugatti Chiron supercar. Seriously.
Politics | Politics
A Brown University Researcher Released A Study About Teens Imitating Their Peers By Turning Trans. The Left Went Insane. So Brown Caved.
This week, Brown University pulled down a news story on a study conducted by a Brown University researcher.
Health & Fitness | Health
98.6 Degrees Is A Normal Body Temperature, Right? Not Quite | WIRED
Fever is a more flexible concept than people assume, as new crowdsourced data helps show.
Science & Technology | Biology & Medicine
This fix for nerve 'insulation' could prevent MS progress - Futurity
In multiple sclerosis, the immune system damages the myelin sheaths that cover nerves. New research identifies a potential way to rebuild it.
Science & Technology | Science
Mysterious new brain cell found in people | Science | AAAS
But newly discovered “rosehip” neuron is missing in mice
Science & Technology | Science
This bright purple ribbon—named STEVE—is an entirely new celestial phenomenon | Science | AAAS
Once thought to be an aurora, Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement is caused by a “fundamentally different” mechanism
Science & Technology | Science
A Gut--and Liver--Check to Get a Bead on Alzheimer's - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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When did a massive volcano blow this island to bits and rock the ancient world? | Science | AAAS
Revised radiocarbon data help reveal exactly when the Thera volcano blew its top
Science & Technology | Science
NASA shows incredible image of the Sun 'exploding' | Fox News
NASA has unveiled an incredible image of the Sun exploding but fear not – this violent reaction happens on a near constant basis and is nothing to worry about, experts say.
Science & Technology | Science
The neuroscience of religious and spiritual experience
Have you ever wondered what happens in the brain when you believe in God? We take a look at neuroscientific studies that may explain spiritual experience.
Science & Technology | Science
Bilingualism: What happens in the brain?
With the number of bilingual individuals increasing steadily, find out how bilingualism affects the brain and cognitive function.
Science & Technology | Science
This carbon-sucking mineral could help slow down climate change
Magnesium carbonate is formed by naturally sequestering carbon from the air. But it does it very, very slowly. Now scientists have found a way to speed up the process.
Science & Technology | Science
Wheat’s complex genome finally deciphered, offering hope for better harvests and nonallergenic varieties | Science | A
Wheat researchers thrilled to have new help in finding genes and breeding in traits—“It's like walking with a Google map”
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Astronomers Make a Surprising Discovery from 12.5 Billion Years Ago
A team of astronomers has made a surprising discovery: 12.5 billion years ago, the most opaque place in the universe contained relatively little matter.
Science & Technology | Science
End of the Rainbow? New Map Scale is More Readable by People Who Are Color Blind - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Science & Technology | Science
This synthetic wood is as strong as the real thing—and won’t catch fire | Science | AAAS
Engineered wood is as light and strong as its natural counterpart
Science & Technology | Physics & Cosmology
The Big Bang Wasn’t The Beginning, After All – Starts With A Bang! – Medium
The Universe began not with a whimper, but with a bang! At least, that’s what you’re commonly told: the Universe and everything in it came into existence at the moment of the Big Bang. Space, time…
Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals
This Colorful New Seahorse Is the Size of a Grain of Rice
Researchers have discovered a tiny new species of pygmy seahorse that inhabits the boulder-strewn coasts of Japan.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Nasa probe will still be circling Sun at end of Solar System, say scientists
Nasa's new solar spacecraft is so indestructable that parts of it will be circling the Sun until the Solar System ends, eight billion years from now, scientists have said. The US space agency launches its Parker Solar Probe on Saturday, which will trave
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Today the Parker Solar Probe Is Named for Him. 60 Years Ago, No One Believed His Ideas About the Sun. - The New York Tim
Eugene N. Parker predicted the existence of solar wind in 1958. The NASA spacecraft, scheduled to launch on Saturday, is the first named for a living person.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA wants you to build your own Mars rover - CNET
The Jet Propulsion Lab's DIY Curiosity rover costs billions less than the real thing.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
The 5 Most Impactful Findings From National Geographic’s “Science of Sleep” Issue | Thrive Global
Our sleep shortage affects our economy, productivity, and our health.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archeologists for Centuries | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Science & Technology | Science
Which Beatle wrote one of the most famous songs of all time? A math model has the answer | Science | AAAS
Statistics solves a decades-old musical mystery
Science & Technology | Science
Ghost peppers are saving U.S. grasslands—by scaring off hungry mice | Science | AAAS
Native seeds coated in chili powder survive to germinate
Psychology | Psychology
Scientists Explain Why You Can't Stop Going Back to the Same Places | Inverse
In a study released last week in Nature "Human Behavior" a team of mathematicians explain that at any given time people regularly return to a maximum of 25 places. They say that it's not necessarily the same 25 places, but when you begin going t
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Blood moon: Photos of the lunar eclipse taken by astronaut in space - Business Insider
German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who lives aboard the International Space Station, used his camera to take stunning photos of the total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, from orbit on July 27, 2018.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
What Is the Most Massive Star?
The most massive known star is R136a1, more than 300 times as massive as the sun.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Underground Lake Found on Mars? Get the Facts.
The 12-mile-wide reservoir could solve a Martian mystery—and offer a new target in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Science & Technology | Science
Watch Live: Longest 'Blood Moon' Eclipse of the Century
The record-setting lunar eclipse paired with an extra-close Mars will soon have sky-watchers seeing red.
Science & Technology | Science
Using DNA to identify deceased US troops - CNN
North Korea has turned over what they say are an initial 55 cases holding remains believed to be of US troops killed during the Korean War.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Milky Way's Black Hole Provides Long-Sought Test of Einstein's General Relativity - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Entertainment | Movies & Other Stuff
5 Crazy Movie Moments That Are Scientifically Accurate | Cracked.com
Movies are mostly BS ... but not these ones.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Global Warming Linked to Higher Suicide Rates across North America - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Longest total lunar eclipse of 21st century coming Friday
The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is coming Friday, and it will transform the moon into a reddish orange color for more than 100 minutes, according to NASA. The eclipse won't be visible from North America, Noah Petro, a scientist for the NAS
Psychology | Psychology
The real reason the sound of your own voice makes you cringe | Science | The Guardian
Does the sound of your own voice make you want to cover your ears? You are not alone
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Saturn’s moon Titan looks absolutely incredible in new infrared images – BGR
NASA's Cassini orbiter is dead. It's been dead since late last year, having completed an extended mission and a series of daring dives through Saturn's iconic rings, and ultimately found itself slamming through the planet's thick atmosphere where it was e
Science & Technology | Fun Science Stuff
12 Of The Saddest Science Facts Of All Time
It's lonely spacecraft and abandoned animals all the way down. I'm so sorry.
Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff
Curious Kids: If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
If the insect wants to stay right in front of your nose, it must fly forwards just a little bit when the car is speeding up. But when the car is at constant speed, it only needs to hover.
Science & Technology | Science
Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo - The Verge
Ten more moons have been confirmed to orbit around Jupiter, bringing the planet’s total known satellite count to 79. That’s the highest number of moons of any planet in the Solar System.
News | National News
Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72 - Business Insider
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
Psychology | Personality
Do You Like ‘Dogs Playing Poker’? Science Would Like to Know Why - The New York Times
A growing number of psychologists are focusing their studies on aesthetics and the question of why we like what we like.
Psychology | Personality
This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood | Science | Smithsonian
What clownfish stepfathers and Dad-of-the-Year foxes teach us about paternal neurochemistry in the animal kingdom
News | Interesting Stories
Swift Gene-Editing Method May Revolutionize Treatments for Cancer and Infectious Diseases - The New York Times
Scientists report that they have discovered a way to tweak genes in the body’s immune cells by using electrical fields.
News | News
Israel announces mission to land spacecraft on the Moon
Israel announced on Tuesday that it will launch its first lunar mission in December, with the hopes of becoming the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon in February 2019.
Science & Technology | Archaeology & Anthropology
Ancient Human Ancestors Had to Deal with Climbing Toddlers
Australopithecus afarensis toddlers had a special grasping toe that helped them hold on to their mothers and escape into the trees, reports a study published today (July 4) in Science Advances.
Health & Fitness | News Items
Obama’s wetlands protection rule put ‘too much emphasis’ on science, Trump officials argue | Science | AAAS
White House wants to repeal disputed 2015 rule
Pets & Animals | Animals
What happens if someone catches the Loch Ness Monster? - BBC News
Scottish Natural Heritage said it would "dust off" a document prepared almost 20 years ago for such an event.
History | History
The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence
How science helped—and harmed—efforts to preserve the U.S.'s founding documents.
Psychology | Personality
Is There Scientific Proof of Psychic Ability?
New research argues that legitimate, statistically significant evidence for psi, or psychic ability, does exist, despite the predominance of criticism and mockery of such studies in the psychology field.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Astronomers captured the first image of a baby planet
Thanks to European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope, a group of astronomers have taken the first photograph of a planet being formed around a y...
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
The Medicine of the Future is Here – And It’s Alive! | FTI Journal
The FTI Journal is a quarterly publication from FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua Is a Comet After All
It turns out that 'Oumuamua, our first known interstellar visitor, is a comet after all.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Will Probiotics Ever Live Up to the Hype? - The Atlantic
Changing your microbiome takes more than just swallowing a pill full of bacteria.
Advice & Self-Help | Addiction & Recovery
A Landmark Study on the Origins of Alcoholism - The Atlantic
By studying rats in a smarter way, scientists are finally learning something useful about why some drinkers become addicted and others don’t.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
NASA showcases gorgeous new photo of Jupiter that looks almost too amazing to be real – BGR
Man, Jupiter sure is weird. The gas giant is one of the most-photographed objects in our Solar System thanks to its mesmerizing, swirling cloud tops, but NASA's latest photo of the colossal planet is even more jaw-dropping than usual.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
Brain Changes Linked to Sleep Need - Sleep Review
We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at the molecular level remains a mystery.
Psychology | Personality
With RNA, Researchers Transfer Memories Between Sea Slugs - D-brief
It hints that memories might not be totally stored in synapses as we thought.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Evidence for a new fundamental of particle thrills and baffles physicists. - The Washington Post
Existence of a “sterile” neutrino could finally break the Standard Model of particle physics.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA's Curiosity rover takes stunning selfie during massive dust storm on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has taken an incredible selfie image during an unprecedented massive dust storm on Mars.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Three baby planets detected around a faraway star for the very first time - Science News - ABC News
They orbit a star 330 light years away and they're already as big as Jupiter — but these planets are just getting started.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Cryospheric Sciences | Marine Ice Sheet Instability “For Dummies”
MISI is a term that is often thrown into dicussions and papers which talk about the contribution of Antarctica to sea-level rise but what does it actually mean and why do we care about it? MISI stands for M arine I ce S heet I nstability. In this article
Pets & Animals | Animals
500 million-year-old claw-faced sea monster was a killing machine | Fox News
if you could dip your head into the oceans of Earth as they appeared 500 million years ago, you might see what looked like a spiny, disembodied claw cruising through the depths while trying to stuff an unfortunate piece of prey into its circular, fang-fil
