What Shape Is the Universe?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
As far as cosmologists can tell, space is almost perfectly flat. But what does this mean? ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Jezero Crater: A Closer Look at the Perseverance Rover’s Landing Site
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Jezero Crater once could have been a prime location for martian microbial mats. And Perseverance aims to find out if any Martian fossils were left behind. ...read more
Astronauts Get Sick, Too. Here’s the Tech That Could Grow Medicine on Mars
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Shipping drugs to the Red Planet would be costly and impractical. But what if the astronauts could grow their own pharmacy once they got there? ...read more
City Squirrels Look Different. Is Evolution Driving a Color Change?
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Black squirrels — a relic of ancient, old-growth forests — are now more common in cities. To understand why, scientists want to track the color of squirrels in your backyard. ...read more
People Went Crazy for Almond Milk in the Middle Ages
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Almond milk was a staple in medieval European cooking, especially during Lent. The ingredient appears in cookbooks starting in the 1200s. Going back even earlier, almond milk was listed as a cough remedy in an 8th century Islamic medical text. ...read more