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Try out these hands-on citizen science projects. You don’t even have to leave the house. Continue reading →

The beginning of April always generates a slew of research papers from scientists who should know better. Here is this year’s round up. Continue reading →

Albert Einstein’s simple yet powerful equation revolutionized physics by connecting the mass of an object with its energy for the first time. Continue reading →

The story of how the first vertebrates came to walk on land hundreds of millions of years ago and filled the Earth with its many descendants. Continue reading →

A starry sense of wonder can pry apart the fears and doubts that turn so many people away from science. Continue reading →

MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter, offers a peek into the high-frontier culture at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Continue reading →

Even if the Ingenuity helicopter fails, it is already a success — an engineering resource for a grand future of flight on other worlds. Continue reading →

Cremation diamonds: Here’s how science can give you an afterlife in the form of shiny compressed carbon. Continue reading →

Cremation diamonds: Here’s how science can give you an afterlife in the form of shiny compressed carbon. Continue reading →

Ancient people looked up at the night sky and pondered the question of alien life, too. Continue reading →

Scientists say they’ve detected a new, mysterious layer at the center of our home planet. The discovery could unearth more about Earth’s history. Continue reading →

March 14 is Pi Day — and it’s much more than an excuse to eat pie. Here’s the significance of the number 3.14 and how it originated. Continue reading →

Silica gel keeps your chips crisp — and NASA’s Mars rover at the right temperature Continue reading →

A new book explores the science behind our most versatile sense. Continue reading →

The earliest stars were different than the ones we see in the sky today. That’s what makes them so hard to find. Continue reading →

The earliest stars were different than the ones we see in the sky today. That’s what makes them so hard to find. Continue reading →

It depends on how deep you look into the DNA, according to new research. Continue reading →

Earth isn’t the only place to experience rainfall and raindrops. Elsewhere in the universe must be intriguingly similar, say physicists. Continue reading →

In the search for alien civilizations, the first step is making sure we understand what it is we’re looking for. Continue reading →

More than a century ago, women called “human computers” changed our understanding of the universe. Now volunteers are making discoveries in their old notebooks. Continue reading →

More than a century ago, women called “human computers” changed our understanding of the universe. Now volunteers are making discoveries in their old notebooks. Continue reading →

More than a century ago, women called “human computers” changed our understanding of the universe. Now volunteers are making discoveries in their old notebooks. Continue reading →

More than a century ago, women called “human computers” changed our understanding of the universe. Now volunteers are making discoveries in their old notebooks. Continue reading →

Though often talked about as the “feels like” temperature, wind chill involves a lot more than just how you feel outside. Continue reading →

By the time the Sun turns into a Red Giant, humanity will need to have settled elsewhere. Here’s how. Continue reading →

This ancient social emotion has always been complex. The internet poured fuel on it. Then came social media. Continue reading →

Intel engineers have solved the quality control challenge for mass production of quantum computers. Continue reading →

Thousands of languages are considered endangered. Preservation requires documenting vocabulary and teaching new speakers before it’s too late. Continue reading →

Famous for his drastic weather predictions, Albert F. Porta’s name could be seen in local papers across the country in the early 1900s. His story is a cautionary tale of how fake news spreads when the world is in disarray. Continue reading →

Scientists suspect it might be raining diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. Evidence of opal on Mars hints at a watery past. Outside our solar system, there may be rubies and sapphires too. But the gems that form within Earth still might be the most dazzling. Continue reading →