Lonely Pair of Mystifying Space Objects Found Traversing the Void
The heavenly orbs are not quite stars and not quite planets. ...read more
Month: December 2020
Has 2020 Ended as the Warmest Year on Record?
Final numbers haven't been crunched yet, but a tie with 2016 is looking like a reasonable bet. ...read more
The Search for Life on Mars Begins in February
NASA's Perseverance rover will look for biosignatures on Mars and its landing site looks remarkably similar to Earth-based sites that contain ancient fossilized cells. ...read more
Questions from 1920 Still Haunt Neuroscience
A 100-year-old paper anticipated key issues in modern neuroscience ...read more
Mother Nature Sends 2020 Packing With a Bang
The year seems to have been sent to us from the depths of Hades, so what better way to usher it out than with images of that sulfurous realm's manifestations? ...read more
The Pyramid of Djoser: The World’s Oldest Pyramid Is Often Overshadowed
The monuments at Giza might be the best known, but another pyramid preceded the greats. ...read more
MSG Isn’t Bad For You, According to Science
Pass the MSG: Monosodium glutamate is just sodium and the amino acid glutamate, which is found in nature. Yet even after scientists have debunked MSG's supposed health effects, the stigma persists. ...read more
Why Is January 1 the Beginning of a New Year?
You can thank Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XIII and 2,000 years of calendar controversy for our New Year's date and calendar system. Some cultures only recently adopted it. ...read more
The Ethics of “Human Brain Surrogates”
The ethical questions raised by emerging neuro-technologies ...read more
Top 20 Citizen Science Projects of 2020
Citizen science has seen significant growth during the pandemic. In 2020, these were the top projects on SciStarter.org. ...read more