September 1, 2023

Scientists Reveal How Many People You’d Need to Colonize Mars

As few as 22 people could sustain a colony of pioneers long enough to establish a human presence on Mars.

NASA Spots a New Moon Crater: Likely The Gravesite of Russia’s Crashed Lunar Probe

NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing

Super Hefty Exoplanet Is Denser Than Steel, Scientists Say

A newly discovered exoplanet has characteristics so peculiar that astronomers think it must have experienced a giant collision some time

Material Found in Ocean Is Not From This Solar System, Study Claims

A sprinkling of tiny beads recovered off the coast of Papua New Guinea might have come from a rock with

‘Scent of Eternity’: Scientists Reveal Fragrant Aroma of Ancient Mummy

Scientists have identified the aromatic ancient recipe that preserved an Egyptian noblewoman who was mummified around 1450 BCE, meticulously recreating

How Much Will New Fossil Fuel Projects Harm Polar Bears? We Can Now Calculate It

Polar bears have long symbolized the dangers posed by climate change, as rising temperatures melt away the Arctic sea ice

Scientists Think an Earth-Like Planet May Be Hiding in Our Solar System

The far reaches of the Solar System are a dim and distant realm with particulars that elude us. So far

The Pentagon Is Finally Getting Serious About Tracking UFOs

The Pentagon has opened up a new portal on the internet for professionals to submit reports about UFOs — now

Hypothesized Physics ‘Demon’ May Have Been Found Lurking Inside Our Cells

Back in 1867, in an effort to test his thoughts on the emerging science of thermodynamics, physicist James Clerk Maxwell

Plants Really Do ‘Scream’. We Just Never Heard It Until Now.

It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well,