Science
Dental Detectives: Dinosaur Teeth Deliver Details on Diets
Fossilized dinosaur teeth offer dental insight — from eating action to evolutionary adaptation.
Frontiers
The Hunt for Earthlike Exoplanets
Are we alone in the universe? The hunt for earthlike exoplanets closes in.
Science
The History of Human Evolution Is Complicated, Despite New Findings
DNA research and continued archaeological findings continue to unveil the history of human evolution.
Science
The Chicxulub Crater: Of Asteroids and Armageddon
What killed the dinosaurs? Was the Chicxulub crater the smoking gun, or did a combination of...
Science
Bioluminescent Waves Light Up the Shoreline
Bioluminescent waves caused by tidal motion jostling thousands of dinoflagellates into a spectacular blue light flash...
Science
The Higgs Boson and Mystery of Mass
The Higgs boson was the perfect theoretical solution to the mystery of why objects have mass....
Frontiers
The Case of the Disappearing Planet
Astronomers have detected a disappearing planet, its atmosphere heated so hot by its nearby sun that...
Pioneers
Dr. Jane C. Wright Developed Chemotherapy
Dr. Jane C. Wright has been called the "mother of chemotherapy" because of her groundbreaking cancer...
Pioneers
Particle Physics Pion-eers: Mastering the Meson
Particle physics pion-eers Cecil Powell and Hideki Yukawa predicted — and empirically verified — the pi...
Science
Science of the Stunning: How Are Rainbows Formed?
How are rainbows formed? What types of rainbows exist, and how have they impacted cultural belief?...
Science
Despite the Hype, There’s No Proof of a Parallel Universe
Several news outlets wrongly reported that a parallel universe had been found, but the news opened...
Science
How Much Does the Universe Weigh?
How much does the universe weigh? How do we weigh it?
Science
How Do Insects Migrate?
Although giant hornets known as murder hornets hitch a ride on freight to travel long distances,...
Pioneers
The Shapley Curtis Debate of 1920, or How Big Is the Universe?
How did the Shapley-Curtis debate help us better understand the universe?