Science
Iron Rain Falling: Sweltering Weather on an Exoplanet
Here on Earth, Iron Rain is the name of a video game, and also the name...
Scientific Discoveries
Environmental Tech
Nature Versus Nurture Studies Show There Is Common Ground
The examination of nature versus nurture has people wondering if their traits are hereditary byproducts or...
Science
Einstein Revealed a World Shaped by Space and Time
The interaction of space and time define how we live on Earth and how we observe...
Science
The Evolution of Deep-Sea Creatures Gave Them Super Powers
Even though the lower depths of the oceans have gone largely unexplored, we still have some...
Futuristic Technologies
Dino-Sized Dilemma: Could Genetically Engineered Creatures Evade Extinction?
Could genetically engineered creatures pave the way to turn back time on dinosaur extinction? If so...
Science
Can Plants Hear? The Science of Sound-Sensing Flora
Can plants hear? Yes — and no. Here's a look at how they're listening in, and...
Frontiers
Discovery of the Solar System Planets
Thanks to generations of astronomers, now backed up by space exploration, the solar system has an...
Disasters: Prediction, Prevention and Relief
Engineered Metamaterials Make Invisibility Cloaks and More
Engineered metamaterials control electromagnetic waves, and may even lead to an invisibility cloak.
Science
The Butterfly Effect Theory and the Limits of Predictability
In 1961, a meteorologist experimenting with computer simulations for weather prediction got surprising results that inspired...
Science
5 Animals That Have Evolved Recently
Animals that have evolved recently demonstrate natural selection occurring right before our eyes.
Frontiers
What Occurs When Living Organisms Encounter Deep Space Radiation?
NASA is planning to send living organisms beyond low Earth orbit to learn about deep space...
Science
Jupiter’s Moon Europa: A Moon With an Ocean — and Possibly Life
What does ordinary table salt have to do with Jupiter's moon Europa and destination of NASA's...
Frontiers
Raining Diamonds on Saturn, and Other Stories of Weather in Space
The weather in space could help with weather here on Earth as well as direct interplanetary...
Black Holes
When Quantum Mechanics and Relativity Collide
The two greatest achievements of modern physics — quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity...