Science
The Indian Ocean is home to a mountain range longer than the North American Rockies, and yet today, all 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) of it are hidden under the sea. … Read More
Quantum states, such as quantum superposition “cat states,” are notorious for their fragility, often disappearing in the blink of an eye. But imagine keeping such a delicate state stable not … Read More
In 2003, scientists described a new family of frogs – the first time such a discovery had been made among the anurans in around 70 years. Their prize was a … Read More
Researchers have announced that they have constructed the current best map of the background of gravitational waves across the universe. They did so using the incredible MeerKAT radio telescopes in … Read More
Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their arsenal: covert feathers. These small feathers on top of birds’ … Read More
With their little beady black eyes and dappled gray fur, the mice born in a recent lab experiment in Hong Kong are unlike any others of their species, or indeed … Read More
In a jaw-dropping discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of marine life, scientists have found the largest living organism ever recorded on Earth. A gargantuan coral colony, measuring larger than anything previously documented, was … Read More
This spectacular image from Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand was “one of the most breathtaking sights” photographer Tom Rae has ever seen. It features the Aurora Australis, … Read More
You can knock a good telescope out, but you can’t keep it down. Using data from the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope, scientists from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute … Read More
Something’s up. Magnetic Tornadoes Researchers have observed mysterious “dark ovals,” each roughly the size of the Earth, appearing on the polar regions of Jupiter on the ultraviolet spectrum. The gas … Read More
