Science
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...
Science
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...
Frontiers
When Quantum Mechanics and Relativity Collide
The two greatest achievements of modern physics — quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity...
Pioneers
Gen Z Brings a New Generation of Young Scientists to Work
A new generation of young scientists is bringing fresh perspectives to work. Here's an early look...
Science
Scientists Are Cracking the Mysteries Behind Human Regeneration
An adult frog growing new legs and worms growing new segments could improve the chances of...
Science
It’s Absurd, It’s Insane, It’s … Superfluid!
Superfluid operates outside the bounds of typical atomic interaction. Now, their unique fluidic properties are spurring...
Frontiers
Mars Exploration? 3 Problems Science Needs to Solve First
Humans have long fantasized about Mars exploration and colonization. That dream could become a reality now...