Asteroids vs. comets: How do they differ, and do they pose a threat to Earth?March 24, 2023 – These chunky rocks and ice balls are the remnants of the formation of the universe. Here’s what you need to know about them—and whether they are a serious risk.
Why this deep-sea explorer thinks diversity is so important for scienceNovember 05, 2020 – To oceanographer Katy Croff Bell, the seas’ uncharted depths are full of opportunities to engage women and people of color in science.
For girls in science, the time is nowOctober 15, 2019 – Programs in science, technology, engineering, and math are boosting a new generation of female students—and countering some familiar barriers to success.
How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisisJanuary 30, 2023 – Brazil has the world's leading breast milk donation program—and experts say there's a lot we can learn to help women and infants everywhere.
Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?January 28, 2021 – The bizarre deaths of hikers at Russia's Dyatlov Pass have inspired countless conspiracy theories, but the answer may lie in an elegant computer model based on surprising sources.
Bluer blues and blacker blacks? How science is enhancing colorsNovember 12, 2020 – Chemists and physicists are experimenting with ways to make shades inspired by nature even more vivid and intense.
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Mushrooms inspire engineers to build a better futureSeptember 06, 2022 – Innovations in myco-technology are providing solutions for everything from construction to cars, fashion to furniturePaid Content for Advertiser
Diving for microbial time capsules of ancient EarthJanuary 08, 2023 – National Geographic Explorer and researcher, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, traverses the depths of Lake Huron to understand how life on Earth evolved and what we can do to preserve it.New AI may pass the famed Turing Test. This is the man who created it.February 27, 2023 – The brilliant English mathematician Alan Turing cracked German codes in WWII, revolutionized computer science—and foresaw the moral questions of modern technology.
See inside a marine science laboratory unlike any other: the OceanXplorerSeptember 23, 2020 – The retrofitted oil ship debuts this week as a floating marine research center and a media production studio.
How drugmakers come up with evocative brand names like Viagra and LunestaJune 10, 2022 – There’s an art and a science to naming pharmaceutical drugs. Here’s what is embedded in the name on the label—and why
In a first, NASA Mars lander feels shockwaves from meteor impactsSeptember 19, 2022 – Though nearing its end, the plucky InSight lander is still doing groundbreaking science—including the first observations of their kind on the red planet.
Biggest bacterium ever discovered shakes our view of the single-celled worldJune 23, 2022 – For scientists, finding the huge, bizarrely complex microbe is like "encountering a human being ... as tall as Mount Everest.”
How amber creates exquisite fossilsApril 06, 2023 – A warm-hued material prized by jewelry makers, amber takes more than 40,000 years to form. See pictures of some of the finest specimens.
The 7 most exciting cancer stories of 2022January 01, 2023 – Research took intriguing new turns last year, from advances that could speed cancer vaccines to immunotherapy that secured a decade of remission.
Why do some love to exercise? It might be their microbiome.March 24, 2023 – Some mice have microbes in their guts that motivate them to exercise more, a new study shows. Scientists are asking whether the same might be true for humans.
