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Watch Five Years of the Sun’s Explosions
A camera on the Hinode spacecraft has recorded the sun's X-rays for five years
November 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Whatever Happened to Sociologists?
Sociology wasn't always the brunt of jokes from other scientists
November 06, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Can We Link Hurricane Sandy to Climate Change?
Models indicate that climate change will cause more frequent and intense hurricanes, but the overall trend can't be linked with any particular storm
October 29, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Teaching Physics with a Massive Game of Mouse Trap
Mark Perez and his troupe of performers tour the country, using a life-sized version of the popular game to explain simple machines
October 19, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Alpha Centauri Has a Planet
A newly discovered planet circling Alpha Centauri is only four light years away and could point the way to habitable planets nearby
October 17, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Sounding Smart with SmartNews: Your Cheat Sheet to the Nobels
Here, in Twitter-sized bites, are descriptions of the work that won the Nobel this week
October 12, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
Bad News Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Makes Ice Weaker
An MIT study reveals that carbon dioxide directly reduces the strength of ice, which has troubling implications for climate change
October 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Today’s Physics Nobel Prize Didn’t Go to the Higgs
The winning research centers around figuring out the way light behaves at a very fundamental level - a field called "quantum optics"
October 09, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Skydiver Plans to Break the Sound Barrier by Jumping From 120,000 Feet
Carried aloft by a giant helium balloon, Felix Baumgartner will free-fall from the stratosphere
October 05, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
This Is What Happens When a Black Hole Eats a Black Hole
A super-computer simulation calculates what happens when two black holes merge
October 03, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
David Blaine’s Going to Have 1 Million Volts of Electricity Shot at Him for 72 Hours
Magician David Blaine is taking pain to a new level for his newest stunt: standing atop a 20-foot high pillar for 72 hours while being subjected to a million volts of electricity
October 03, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Isaac Newton’s Death Mask: Now Available in Digital 3D
Using a mask made upon the great physicist's death, scientists created a 3D scan of Newton's visage
October 01, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
If We Had Followed This Plan, We’d Be Living on Mars By Now
If you think Curiosity is exciting, imagine where we could have been if someone had put these guys in charge
September 25, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Top 5 “Science Done Right” Moments in Movies
Directors take note: scientist and author David Kirby commends the accuracy in these popular films
September 21, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Slinkys Can Float in the Air (For a Second)
Further proof that Slinkys are magical
September 13, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Physics of Eating Candy
For certain sweet treats, researchers found, patient indulgers can enjoy a single piece of candy for up to nearly half an hour - so long as they resist the urge to bite or chew
September 11, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Slept Through Physics? Maybe It Doesn’t Matter
Does sleeping through physics - or math class for that matter - really make a difference to your life?
September 05, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
New Device Can Measure the Mass of a Single Molecule
Caltech scientists have created an ultra-sensitive device that can weigh an individual molecule for the first time
August 27, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Laboratory of Nikola Tesla, One of History’s Greatest Scientists, Is Up For Sale
Nikola Tesla invented a device that uses lightning to play music. No, seriously
August 17, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Man who “Discovered” Cold Fusion Just Passed Away
Martin Fleischmann, who in 1989 claimed to have discovered cold fusion, died in his home in England on Friday, August 3rd, following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
August 08, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
