Recent Stories
When flatworms have the ability to regenerate, they lose the option to lay eggs – instead, they produce offspring by splitting themselves apart
By Elise Cutts in New Scientist
October 31, 2023
The atom’s nucleus has a lopsided count of seven protons but just two neutrons
By Elise Cutts in Science News
October 27, 2023
After identifying interlocking symmetries in mammalian cells, scientists can describe some tissues as liquid crystals — an observation that lays the groundwork for a fluid-dynamic theory of how tissues move
By Elise Cutts in Quanta
October 25, 2023
SN 2023ixf, spotted in May, was in just the right place at the right time
By Elise Cutts in Science News
October 23, 2023
Hungarian scholar Gábor Domokos aims to understand the physical world by describing its forms in the simplest possible geometry
By Elise Cutts in MIT Tech Review
October 13, 2023
You would have a hard time finding these common Earth rocks on our neighboring planets. Here’s what makes our landscapes so unique.
By Elise Cutts in National Geographic
October 12, 2023
Two Neptune-sized planets around a remote star may have hit each other and cast an infrared glow
By Elise Cutts in Science News
October 11, 2023
Certain rings encircling galaxies might not be as rare as once thought
By Elise Cutts in Science News
September 27, 2023
More than three-quarters of the planet’s land might be uninhabitable for mammals when continents coalesce in 250 million years
By Elise Cutts in Science
September 23, 2023
The quantum astrochemist’s work offers clues to what distant objects are made of
By Elise Cutts in Science News
September 19, 2023
Something may be missing from current theories about the strong nuclear force
By Elise Cutts in Science News
September 14, 2023
The instruments are part of their mating display and showcase their creativity
By Elise Cutts in Science News
September 13, 2023