A recently published paper suggests that it is possible that planet 9 is actually a tiny black hole. | Continue reading
Swedish scientists achieved a major breakthrough with a drug free technique to relieve intense pain with no discernable side effects | Continue reading
Scientists analyzed data from NASA's earlier rover Curiosity and discovered that Mars didn't dry out over a long period of time; instead, it had alternating wet and dry periods in its younger years. | Continue reading
In this article, we will attempt to put the vast distances we encounter in the Universe into perspective and provide you with some entertaining insights along the way. | Continue reading
In the age of dating apps, first impressions have become more and more important. | Continue reading
On February 11th, 2016, scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made history when they announced the first detection of gravitational waves. Originally predicted made by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity a century prior, these waves are … | Continue reading
MIT researchers devised a step-by-step plan to help scientists make the right decisions in time to prevent a potentially catastrophic collision. | Continue reading
Scientists linked regular green tea consumption (at least three times a week) to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease as well as all-cause mortality | Continue reading
New report outlines tips for making your house a healthy one | Continue reading
Making a drug is like trying to pick a lock at the molecular level. There are two ways in which you can proceed. You can try thousands of different keys at random, hopefully finding one that fits. The pharmaceutical industry does this all the time – sometimes screening hundreds o … | Continue reading
Microbes should be considered as assets rather than 'serendipitous accidents' when it comes to colonizing the red planet. Scientists suggest a significant revision in space exploration philosophy. | Continue reading
Pure fruit juice has been a popular drink for ages. It tastes good and it was viewed as part of a healthy diet. But is it healthy? Should we cut it out of our diet or not? | Continue reading
Most people experience a struggle with weight gain as they advance in age. Up until this point, it has been unclear why exactly we have trouble to keep our weight down. | Continue reading
Venus is the second planet from the sun, and in addition to its similar chemical makeup, it is approximately the same size and mass as Earth. It’s sometimes even called ‘Earth’s sister planet’. Although it is a fascinating planet, it has been ignored in the past few decades. Is i … | Continue reading
The 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler was the first to muse about the structure of snowflakes. Why are they so symmetrical? How does one side know how long the opposite side has grown? Kepler thought it was all down to what we would now call a “morphogenic field” – that thi … | Continue reading
A new method could get graphene a step closer to replacing less-effective copper interconnects in the world’s computer devices. | Continue reading
It’s too bad Mars is such an interesting place, because it’s actually one of the most difficult places to visit in the Solar System, especially if you want to bring along a lot of luggage. That planet is a graveyard of missions that didn’t quite make it. | Continue reading
Forty years ago, Canadian physicist Bill Unruh made a surprising prediction regarding quantum field theory. Known as the Unruh effect, his theory predicted that an accelerating observer would be bathed in blackbody radiation, whereas an inertial observer would be exposed to none. … | Continue reading
NASA scientist Jeremy Harbeck was on a surveying flight over the Antarctic Peninsula earlier this month when he spotted an iceberg that looked like no other. It was almost perfectly rectangular, with square sides and a flat top that made it look more human-made than natural. | Continue reading
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is getting a big boost to its performance. Unfortunately, for fans of ground-breaking physics, the whole thing has to be shut down for two years while the work is done. But once it’s back up and running, its enhanced capabilities will make it even … | Continue reading
The Big Bang was the explosion that started it all. Explosions have centers. Therefore our universe has a center, right ? Well, no. Not exactly. | Continue reading
You’ve read the headlines: quantum computers are going to cure disease by discovering new pharmaceuticals! They’re going to pore through all the world’s data and find solutions to problems like poverty and inequality! | Continue reading
The Fermi Paradox remains a stumbling block when it comes to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI). Named in honor of the famed physicist Enrico Fermi who first proposed it, this paradox addresses the apparent disparity between the expected probability th … | Continue reading