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Found: A Galaxy That Shines With the Light of Over 300 Trillion Suns
A very hungry black hole at the center of WISE J224607.57-052635.0 emits an incredible amount of light
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Did Mars Steal its Moons From the Asteroid Belt?
Scientists still aren’t sure where the odd little moons came from, but they have ideas
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
Cleanup efforts are underway at Refugio State Beach after more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil spilled
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How Jumping Spiders See in Color
The agile arachnids see in three color channels, and they can actually see more colors than humans can
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Atheists Remind People of Death
New research shows that atheists trigger death-related thoughts
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Research Confirms Fears that Deepwater Horizon Spill Contributed to Dolphin Deaths
Dead bottlenose dolphins stranded in the Gulf of Mexico had lesions linked to petroleum exposure
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There’s a Spacecraft Cemetery in the Pacific
The middle of the Pacfic Ocean is one of the two places spacecrafts are laid to rest
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How Chemistry Gives New York City Bagels an Edge
Is it really all in the water?
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Texans Die of Tuberculosis and Other Insights From the CDC’s Distinctive Death Map
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention compiled a list of the most common unusual deaths in every state
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When People Want an Upgrade They Tend to Break and Lose Their Old Gadgets
Researchers call it the “Must-Have Effect”
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21,000 Gallons of Oil Just Spilled Near Santa Barbara
An underwater pipeline was the culprit for a crude oil spill in the Pacific
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Meet Your New Favorite Dinosaur: The Velociraptor’s Cousin
A keen sense of smell gave this dino an edge
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Engineered Yeast Could Open up a DIY Painkiller Market
The modified microbes could also make cheaper and better opiates
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No, It’s Not Really Raining Spiders in Australia
The arachnids are simply catching a ride on the wind
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Asteroid Impacts Once Made the Earth’s Oceans Boil for A Whole Year
Life had it rough back then
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Satellite Data Underestimated how Fast Sea Levels Were Rising
The oceans are rising faster than scientists thought.
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Researchers are Trying to Harness the Power of Music for Unconscious Patients
Plumbing the depths of the unconscious brain has thus far uncovered more mysteries than answers
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Twitter is Helping Scientists Spot More Northern Lights
A new study shows the power of social media to pinpoint where and when auroras occur
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Science on a Shoestring: How Cuba’s Researchers Survived the Embargo
Will normalized U.S.-Cuban relations make science easier in the once-isolated country?
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Scientists Flew a Jet Plane Into a Thunderstorm to Study Antimatter
They got a little too close and saw something unexpected
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