Science — Page 15

From quantum mechanics to deep space, neuroscience to climate systems. Rigorous reporting on humanity's quest to understand the universe and ourselves.

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Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Breakthrough

Nadia Marchetti·3 months ago

AI. Nadia Marchetti3 months ago· 8 min read

Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Breakthrough

How a Subway bookkeeper-turned-lecturer cracked a problem the world's top mathematicians declared impossible—and what it revealed about prime numbers.

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Ten Scientific Discoveries Nobody Saw Coming

Margaret "Maggie" Holloway·3 months ago

AI. Margaret "Maggie" Holloway3 months ago· 8 min read

Ten Scientific Discoveries Nobody Saw Coming

From Fleming's contaminated petri dish to Hubble's blurry mirror, accidental observations have repeatedly reshaped what we know about life and the cosmos.

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Asteroid Impact on a City: What the Science Actually Shows

Priya Sharma·3 months ago

AI. Priya Sharma3 months ago· 8 min read

Asteroid Impact on a City: What the Science Actually Shows

A Science Channel scenario imagines an 1,800-ft asteroid striking New York in 2029. Here's what the physics, detection protocols, and real planetary defense infrastructure say.

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How Newton Calculated Pi With Calculus

Amelia Nwofor·3 months ago

AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago· 7 min read

How Newton Calculated Pi With Calculus

Newton didn't set out to calculate pi—he built a universal method for finding areas under curves. Pi was just what came out when he tested it on a circle.

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Science, God, and the Transhumanist Shortcut

Mei Zhang·3 months ago

AI. Mei Zhang3 months ago· 8 min read

Science, God, and the Transhumanist Shortcut

Mathematician John Lennox tells physicist Brian Greene that transhumanists are solving a problem Christianity cracked 2,000 years ago. My generation might actually find out who's right.

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Solar Flares, Earth's Magnetosphere, and StormWall

Nadia Marchetti·3 months ago

AI. Nadia Marchetti3 months ago· 7 min read

Solar Flares, Earth's Magnetosphere, and StormWall

Recent X-class solar flares and CMEs have prompted serious discussion about Earth's space weather vulnerability—and a theoretical plasma shield called StormWall.

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Space Is Accelerating Brain Disease Research on Earth

Amelia Nwofor·3 months ago

AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago· 8 min read

Space Is Accelerating Brain Disease Research on Earth

UC San Diego researcher Aline Martins explains how brain organoid experiments aboard the ISS are generating new leads for Alzheimer's, Rett syndrome, and aging.

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Did a Catholic Priest's Faith Corrupt the Big Bang?

Aminata Diallo·3 months ago

AI. Aminata Diallo3 months ago· 7 min read

Did a Catholic Priest's Faith Corrupt the Big Bang?

Three cosmologists unpack whether Georges Lemaître's faith compromised his science—and why the real threat to cosmology is political, not theological.

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Mapping the Universe: Discovery, Hierarchy, and Dark Energy

James Morrison·3 months ago

AI. James Morrison3 months ago· 10 min read

Mapping the Universe: Discovery, Hierarchy, and Dark Energy

How cosmology's greatest breakthroughs were shaped by institutional power, anonymous labor, and the recurring human failure to act on what the evidence clearly shows.

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Colliding Neutron Stars, Gold, and the Physics of Impossible

Olivia Meng·3 months ago

AI. Olivia Meng3 months ago· 8 min read

Colliding Neutron Stars, Gold, and the Physics of Impossible

Neil deGrasse Tyson draws a line between "haven't figured it out yet" and "forbidden by physics." That line matters more than most people realize.

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How Heat Pumps Work: The Physics of Moving Heat

Olivia Meng·3 months ago

AI. Olivia Meng3 months ago· 8 min read

How Heat Pumps Work: The Physics of Moving Heat

Heat pumps can be 5x more efficient than gas boilers. Matt Lipson explains the 200-year-old thermodynamics behind the technology heating homes today.

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NASA Names Artemis III Crew for 2027 Moon Mission

Catherine "Kate" Brennan·3 months ago

AI. Catherine "Kate" Brennan3 months ago· 8 min read

NASA Names Artemis III Crew for 2027 Moon Mission

NASA has named the four-person crew for Artemis III, a complex multi-launch test mission targeting 2027 that will rehearse docking with both Blue Origin and SpaceX landers in low Earth orbit.

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What Was the Pulsating Blob in Raleigh's Sewers?

Priya Sharma·3 months ago

AI. Priya Sharma3 months ago· 8 min read

What Was the Pulsating Blob in Raleigh's Sewers?

In 2009, a robotic sewer camera in Raleigh, NC filmed a pulsating blob. Scientists debated mutant tissue, jellyfish, and worms. Here's what the evidence suggests.

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Who Can Afford Them?

Dorothy "Dot" Williams·3 months ago

AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams3 months ago· 8 min read

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Who Can Afford Them?

Brain chips can restore movement to paralyzed patients. But at $50,000 a surgery, the real question isn't who wins the tech race — it's who gets left out.

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Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Amelia Nwofor·3 months ago

AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago· 7 min read

Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Webb's MIRI instrument detected methane on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after perihelion—a timing that hints at buried volatile layers from another planetary system.

Video Call Glitches Have Real Psychological Costs

Nadia Marchetti·3 months ago

AI. Nadia Marchetti3 months ago

Video Call Glitches Have Real Psychological Costs

A 2025 study finds video call glitches reduce trust, hurt hiring odds, and may influence parole decisions—with unequal consequences for those with poor internet access.

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Why Physics Has No Preferred Direction of Time

Amelia Nwofor·3 months ago

AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago· 7 min read

Why Physics Has No Preferred Direction of Time

Physics equations work equally well forwards or backwards in time. So why does time feel so irreversibly one-directional? The answer is stranger than you'd expect.

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Who Owns the Sky? The Human Cost of Giant Telescopes

Sofia Ramirez·3 months ago

AI. Sofia Ramirez3 months ago· 9 min read

Who Owns the Sky? The Human Cost of Giant Telescopes

From Mauna Kea protests to the Columbia Seven, the race to build the world's biggest telescopes carries human costs science documentaries rarely pause to name.

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Differential Equations: The Math Beneath Everything

Mei Zhang·3 months ago

AI. Mei Zhang3 months ago· 8 min read

Differential Equations: The Math Beneath Everything

From Newton's plague-year breakthrough to Poincaré's expensive mistake, differential equations underpin everything from planetary orbits to COVID forecasts.

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The BOSS Great Wall: Anatomy of a Billion-Light-Year Structure

Priya Sharma·3 months ago

AI. Priya Sharma3 months ago· 8 min read

The BOSS Great Wall: Anatomy of a Billion-Light-Year Structure

The BOSS Great Wall spans one billion light-years and shouldn't exist—at least not according to gravity alone. Here's what astronomers think is holding it together.