Why Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is the Best Candidate For Finding Life Off Earth
Scientists think they saw vapour plumes spewing from its surface. Continue reading Why Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is the Best Candidate For Finding Life Off Earth
Category Archives: discoveries
North Korea Has Just 28 Websites
North Korea’s internet is really tiny. Continue reading North Korea Has Just 28 Websites
A Human Body Has Been Found in this Famous 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck
The story of “Pamphilos,” an ill-fated passenger on a merchant vessel that sank during the first century BCE. Continue reading A Human Body Has Been Found in this Famous 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck
The Color of this ‘Super Cute’ Dinosaur Decoded in New Research
“I think they would have made fantastic pets. They look a bit like E.T.” Continue reading The Color of this ‘Super Cute’ Dinosaur Decoded in New Research
It Took 1700 Hours to Map a Fly’s Brain
Mapping a fruit fly’s neuronal network for the first time was an incredibly labor intensive task, but the result was a major step forward for neuroscience. Continue reading It Took 1700 Hours to Map a Fly’s Brain
Inside the Morbidly Fascinating Autopsy Handbook that Changed Medical History
Andreas Vesalius wasn’t about to let cultural taboos stop him from cutting up dead people, no sir. Continue reading Inside the Morbidly Fascinating Autopsy Handbook that Changed Medical History
Watch Researchers Use Sound to Move Multiple Objects With Precision
By playing carefully constructed melodies, researchers were able to move small objects toward their intended target. Continue reading Watch Researchers Use Sound to Move Multiple Objects With Precision
‘Origami-Like’ Objects Can Instantly Change Their Transparency
This new technique allows users to easily design and manipulate the transparency of objects. Continue reading ‘Origami-Like’ Objects Can Instantly Change Their Transparency
Is the Higgs Boson Acting Weird Again at the LHC?
A new signal excess is probably a statistical fluke, but, if not, we could again be talking about New Physics. Continue reading Is the Higgs Boson Acting Weird Again at the LHC?
Scientists Have Conducted Decades of Research on Mislabeled Cell Lines
Since 1950, many cell lines used in research have been mislabeled as being from the wrong individual, tissue, or species. Continue reading Scientists Have Conducted Decades of Research on Mislabeled Cell Lines