News

The Science of Fireworks – Scientific American

We take you inside a single fireworks shell to show you how it all works. If you want to glimpse…

5 years ago

The Encryption Wars Are Back but in Disguise

Twenty-five years ago the technology industry was at a crossroads that could have resulted in a far different world from…

5 years ago

What if Doctors Stopped Prescribing Weight Loss?

The waiting room at the Mosaic Comprehensive Care Clinic in Chapel Hill, N.C., is as generic as any doctor's office…

5 years ago

Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes

For more than a decade, astrophysicists have wondered why nature appears to show an odd restraint in the way it…

5 years ago

Tiny Gravitational-Wave Detector Could Search Anywhere in the Sky

The smallest, most precise measurement ever made required one of the largest scientific instruments ever constructed. Five years ago the…

5 years ago

To Spot Future Coronavirus Flare-Ups, Search the Sewers

Mariana Matus has spent years studying what comes out of human bodies in order to better understand what is happening…

5 years ago

Animal Migrations Track Climate Change

Climate change is altering the migration routes of animals worldwide. Here’s a look at new research on how two species…

5 years ago

California Passes Historic Clean Truck Rule

California last week adopted the first regulation in the world aimed at boosting sales of zero-emission trucks, marking a milestone…

5 years ago

Why Do Smells Trigger Memories?

Whenever I smell the pages of a brand new book, I am reminded of all the late night reading I…

5 years ago

World’s Second-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo

An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has been raging since…

5 years ago