Come along with us and embark on a magnificent and awe-inspiring expedition, as we set forth on an odyssey through the immeasurable expanse of the galaxy we affectionately call home—the Milky Way. Via BIS.
We feel rewarded by reactions to information we share, and that can lead to good and bad habits. Linka A Odom/DigitalVision via Getty Images Ian Anderson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Gizem Ceylan, Yale University, and Wendy Wood, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Is social media designed to reward […]
New measurements from Japan’s Subaru telescope have helped researchers study the matter-antimatter asymmetry problem. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Anne-Katherine Burns, University of California, Irvine When theoretical physicists like myself say that we’re studying why the universe exists, we sound like philosophers. But new data collected by researchers using Japan’s Subaru telescope has revealed insights […]
When a person gets a PET scan to find tumors and see how much cancer has spread, the machine is actually detecting sugar. This is because cancer has a sweet tooth, and this discovery, called the Warburg effect, could help us create better medicines and treatments for cancer. To learn more about how PET scans […]
South Korean scientists have allegedly created a superconductor that works at room temperature and regular pressure. This is a big deal because superconductors transmit electricity with zero resistance and have special magnetic properties that are very useful in technology. Normally, superconductors require extreme cold temperatures, but this new one can apparently work outside the lab […]
Researchers have successfully pinpointed the processes responsible for causing gray hair and conducted experiments aimed at its reversal. Surprisingly, some of these potential solutions have been available for several decades. Watch this episode of SciShow to learn more about how one day, people with grey hair could go reverse their greying condition.
From TED Education: Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated environmental and public health risks? Fernan Pérez-Gálvez weighs the pros and cons of […]
A light, cheap space telescope design would make it possible to put many individual units in space at once. Katie Yung, Daniel Apai /University of Arizona and AllThingsSpace /SketchFab, CC BY-ND Daniel Apai, University of Arizona Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether […]
You and the professor used a DeLorean to go back in time to solve problems with the spacetime continuum. But suddenly, another DeLorean appears, and it has older versions of both of you inside. The professor gets really worried and says that if both sets exist at the same time, it could make the whole […]
Every year, significant quantities of food are wasted by countries worldwide. In the United States alone, approximately one-fifth of food products are discarded due to consumer uncertainty regarding expiration labels. However, the majority of grocery items remain perfectly safe to consume even after their listed expiration dates. If these dates don’t indicate spoilage, what purpose […]