The space weather phenomenon that puts on a light show in the sky is called an aurora. Aurora borealis and aurora australis are observed in the north and south parts of the globe, respectively. Unlikely sources have helped track them. […]
Optic nerves send visual info from the eye to the brain. It’s a collection of more than one million nerve fibers and, if damaged, impairs sight. A brain implant for those with optic nerve damage could restore sight. […]
Biological sex, gender, and sexuality are hot-button topics. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of people differentiating the meaning of each word, or believing that others’ opinions are unfounded. Now, U.S. passports have a third gender option. […]
When our Sun dies, it will flame-broil our planet and become a white dwarf. Most planets orbiting white dwarfs are so destroyed by their stars’ deaths that they only exist as space debris. An intact planet orbiting a white dwarf has just been discovered. […]
Economic savings and health benefits lead the argument for green energy. In addition to cutting down on air and water pollution, leaving fossil fuels in the past is attractive to many whose sights are set on renewable energy. An energy crisis in the EU just added to the list. […]
Robert Schiffmann, an innovator in microwave heating technology, has died. While he didn’t invent the household appliance himself, his work led him to invent microwaveable oatmeal, among others. Microwaving differs from all other cooking methods. […]
Volcanoes are split into major categories: cinder cones, shield volcanoes, and strato-volcanoes. These categories come from many basic characteristics of the volcanic event. An eruption in La Palma, Spain endangers life and land. […]
Nuclear fusion occurs when smaller atoms combine into bigger elements. For a century, scientists have struggled to make it—and its energy—a clean, safe reality on Earth. Two powerful new magnets just made nuclear fusion draw closer. […]
An iceberg passing Antarctica almost took a chunk of the icy continent with it. The iceberg, designated A-74, was originally a piece of the continent but broke off in February. Antarctica is the world’s largest desert. […]
A newly-made, two-dimensional material defies laws of physics such as friction. The so-called “supersolid” exists as a quantum mechanical state of matter, with rigidly-structured but delocalized atoms. Friction otherwise exists between any two objects in contact. […]
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