Small and Rocky or Big and Gassy: The Two Main Kinds of Planets
Month: January 2020
Meteorite Impact 2 Billion Years Ago May Have Ended an Ice Age
The Australian crater Yarrabubba is the oldest known on Earth, according to new measurements, and it might be linked to the end of a “Snowball Earth” ice age. ...read more
Latest Crew Dragon Test Moves SpaceX Closer to a Crewed Flight
A successful test of the abort system means the spaceflight company is on the verge of sending humans into space. ...read more
What does it take to succeed in science?
Astronomers Find Four Strange New Objects in the Center of the Milky Way
The dust-shrouded objects may be binary stars merging as they orbit the supermassive black hole in our galaxy's core. ...read more
My Long and Arduous Journey Across the Frontiers of Fertility Technology
Elizabeth Katkin tried for years to conceive a child. With the help of futuristic fertility tech, she finally succeeded. ...read more
Marijuana Might Impair Driving Abilities Even After the High Wears Off
In a driving simulation, people who started using recreational cannabis prior to age 16 had difficulty following the rules of the road. ...read more
Fun and Games with Neuroscience
Brain Games turns human behavior into pop television entertainment. ...read more
There’s Not Enough Data on How Women Deal With Endometriosis. These Scientists are Changing That
Phendo is an app that, with the help of citizen scientists, seeks to catalog endometriosis symptoms and increase understanding and visibility of this “invisible” disease. ...read more
Oldest Known Scorpion May Have Been First To Explore Land
Fossils of Parioscorpio venator, 437 million years old, include internal anatomy. ...read more