A machine astronomer could help us find the unknowns in the universe
Dec 12, 2016 19:56 pm UTC| Science
What have pulsars, quasars, dark matter and dark energy got in common? Answer: each of them took the discoverer by surprise. While much of science advances carefully and methodically, the majority of truly spectacular...
How we caught the first glimpse of weather on a faraway gas giant
Dec 12, 2016 19:52 pm UTC| Science
Over 3,000 exoplanets, which orbit stars other than our sun, are now known to exist with new planets and research added every day. But just knowing that a planet exists is one thing, what wed really like to know is what...
Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its deceptive tactics in a post-truth world
Dec 12, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Science Politics
As a scientist, I expect the Trump presidency to have a curious familiarity. Why? Because the relentless stream of falsehoods and character attacks of Trumps campaign mainstreamed disinformation tactics that biologists,...
Scientists Create Leather From Mushrooms And Tea Leaves
Dec 12, 2016 04:39 am UTC| Science
Leather has become a much more controversial topic over the last few decades than it was centuries ago when it was more a product of necessity than a luxury. These days, people use leather for bags, shoes, belts, jackets...
Video: Invincibility Coating, Soft Objects Survive 150Ft Drop Intact
Dec 09, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Science
With how fragile humans can be, its only natural that many ways of protecting the body were developed. Everything from helmets to body armor was made specifically to make sure that humans can survive a devastating impact....
Scientists Made CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Impotent, Ownership Battle In The Works
Dec 09, 2016 11:32 am UTC| Science
The CRISPR tool, also known as CRISPR-Cas9, is the most powerful gene-editing technique developed to date. It can modify organisms at a genetic level that has never been done before, which makes it a perfect tool for...
Ghost Sightings Just Illusion Generated Due To Peripheral Vision, Study Says
Dec 09, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Science
Ghost sightings are all too common around the world, with many passionately exclaiming that they could see spirits just at the edge of their vision. As it turns out, they may actually be seeing something. Its just not what...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects