NASA’s Perseverance rover has found complex carbon based molecules in ancient dried up river deposits on Mars, adding to growing evidence that the planet once had the...
A black hole is often described as a cosmic point of no return, a region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Anything that...
Hidden in the deserts of southeastern Washington lies a place that many experts have described as America’s own Chernobyl waiting to happen. It is called the...
Every day, billions of people browse websites, send emails, stream videos, and shop online without giving much thought to what keeps the Internet running. It feels like...
Since the beginning of the year, more than 70 earthquakes measuring magnitude 6.0 or greater have rattled regions along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Some have been...
Most people think of radio as a source of music, news, sports, or talk shows. But hidden among ordinary broadcasts is a mystery that has fascinated listeners, amateur...
1. Saturn is the only ringed planet in the Solar System Many people think Saturn is the only planet with rings, but that is not true. Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also...
Space is full of treasures. Literally. If we were able to extract the resources from the rocks in the asteroid belt alone, we could give $100 billion to every person on...
On a dark December night in 1995, a routine commercial flight turned into one of the most devastating aviation disasters in modern history. What began as a standard...
What if one of the most painful experiences in the ocean was hiding a biological secret that scientists are only now beginning to fully understand? A new wave of...
If you ever find yourself deep in a rainforest and hear something heavy moving through the trees, you might want to stop and listen carefully. Because what is...
In the dense forests of Australia lives one of the most extraordinary sound imitators in the animal kingdom, a bird capable of copying almost any noise it hears with...
