Cleaning Fumes Linger a Long Time in Your Home — and Cracking a Window Doesn’t Help
Chemicals from cooking and cleaning linger on household surfaces for longer than a day or two. ...read more
Month: February 2020
What Exoplanet Is Closest to Earth?
The nearest exoplanet discovered so far orbits the star Proxima Centauri, located 4.2 light-years from our planet. ...read more
Social Spiders and Science Fraud
Reflections on a new case of apparent data manipulation ...read more
Fossil Fuel Emissions Contribute More Methane Than Previously Estimated
Knowing how much methane comes from where has been challenging, but new ice cores have revealed new info. ...read more
How Are Exoplanets Discovered?
The exoplanets outside our solar system are practically invisible. So, how do astronomers find them? ...read more
Return to Shanidar: Surprise Fossil Find At Famous “Flower Burial” Site
More than half a century after Neanderthals were first found at site, researchers discover another skeleton ...read more
A Dream Not Deferred
Lebanese-born medical researcher Huda Zoghbi surmounted civil war and daunting scientific challenges to unravel mysteries of crippling neurological disorders. ...read more
10 Ways Instagram Changed the Tech World
Upstairs-Downstairs: Images of Iceland, From the Ground and From Space
Iceland is one of the few places on Earth where you can walk along the boundary between two of Earth's tectonic plates. ...read more
Is There Gravity in Space?
Gravity is everywhere, even in space. ...read more