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Have Astronomers Seen the Universe's First Stars?
The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us our first glimpse of stars in the early universe.
2 years, 8 months ago
Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace
In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she’s an urban legend. But who was she?
2 years, 9 months ago
MDMA Moves from Party Drug Back to Therapy Tool
The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.
2 years, 9 months ago
Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now
Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air?
2 years, 9 months ago
These Predators Had a Face like an Axe and Will Haunt Your Nightmares
Terror birds were the grizzly bears of birds, the great white sharks of the land, Jack the Ripper but with feathers. They were also truly fascinating.
2 years, 9 months ago
This Thunderous Goose Relative Was Built like a Tank with the Wings of a Songbird
Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds—and for good reason.
2 years, 9 months ago
This Gargantuan Bird Weighed as Much as a Sports Car
The elephant bird was the heaviest bird to ever walk the earth. Also, its eggs were 150 times the size of a chicken egg and thick as a dinner plate.
2 years, 9 months ago
This Massive Scientific Discovery Sat Hidden in a Museum Drawer for Decades
The fossil was a prehistoric bird called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.
2 years, 9 months ago
The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding the Machinery of the Cell [Sponsored]
James Rothman shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2010 for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release. How did a biochemist co…
2 years, 9 months ago
What the End of the COVID Emergency Means for You
What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change
2 years, 9 months ago