Science and Space
This new carbon material could make carbon capture far more affordable
Stopping carbon dioxide (CO2) before it enters the atmosphere is a critical way to cut greenhouse ga ...View More
After 20 years, scientists finally explain the Crab Pulsar’s strange “zebra stripes”
For more than 20 years, astronomers have been puzzled by a striking pattern of bright, evenly spaced ...View More
Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that gut bacteria interact with the human body. Certain m ...View More
Scientists discover “alien space weather stations” that could reveal habitable planets
How much does a star determine what its planets are like? And could that influence whether those wor ...View More
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
A team of researchers led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough food supplement t ...View More
Scientists found a bug that generates its own heat in freezing cold
Snow flies might seem like ordinary insects, but their survival strategy is anything but typical. In ...View More
Astronomers solve 50-year mystery of a naked-eye star’s extreme X-rays
The star γ Cas, visible to the naked eye in the constellation Cassiopeia, has confused astronomers f ...View More
Project Hail Mary meets reality: 45 planets could harbor alien life
Astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life have now identified the most promising places to loo ...View More
Supercomputers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about giant stars
Recent advances in supercomputing have allowed scientists to tackle a long-standing question in astr ...View More
New light trap design supercharges atom-thin semiconductors
Atomically thin semiconductors like tungsten disulfide (WS2) are emerging as key materials for next- ...View More
