Earth's Inner Core Is Less Solid Than Thought
The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study from USC scientists that detected structural ...
Has ITER Been a Success or a Failure?
ITER, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, may be the grandest scientific experiment in the world. Initially ...
Tiny Reactors Allow Complex Chemical Reactions With Water
Researchers at Rice University have developed a new method for performing chemical reactions using water instead of toxic ...
How Humans Unintentionally Altered the Skulls of Pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile - within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...
NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System
Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...
House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health
More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — ...
Good News for Faster-Than-Light Travel
While time travel is cool science fiction tech, it seems to directly contradict our current understanding of physics. But what about, instead of moving a whole person back in ...
Trees Are Alive. Their Insides Aren't
Trees are dead inside. It's true: the xylem tissue that supports their trunks technically isn't alive. Archaeologists hate that because this problem, the old wood problem, can cause carb ...
Do the World's Problems Have the Same Solution?
(via Veritasium) The biggest problems in the world might be solved by tiny molecules unlocked using AI.