November 23, 2021

Old beliefs about rampant infant deaths in prehistoric times don’t add up

The rate of childhood death in prehistoric times was not nearly as dire as we’ve been led to believe, according

Einstein’s handwritten theory of relativity notes smash auction record

Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros (US$13 million) at an auction

NASA’s powerful new telescope could transform how we search for life on exoplanets

When it finally launches, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will give us our best look yet at the Universe

Wild ‘Propeller’ Star Smashes The Record For Fastest-Spinning White Dwarf

A dead star is spinning so rapidly, it officially has the fastest known spin rate of any star of its

The Magellanic Stream may be 5 times closer to us than we ever realized

Distances in space are hard. Unless you know precisely how intrinsically bright something is, working out how far away it

Magnetic Anomaly in New Mexico Reveals An Invisible Signature of Meteorite Impacts

Meteor impact sites might seem like easy things to recognize, with giant craters in Earth’s surface showing where these far-flung

Do Babies Cry in The Womb? Ultrasounds Show Something Strange Going On

Beginning in the second trimester of pregnancy, an expecting parent may feel their unborn baby kicking, rolling over, and even

Scientists Reveal Crazy Plan to Terraform Mars With an Artificial Magnetic Field

Terraforming Mars is one of the great dreams of humanity. Mars has a lot going for it. Its day is