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Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass
scientificamerican.com - Jonathan O'Callaghan
You might be forgiven for thinking our understanding of classical physics had reached its peak in the four centuries since Isaac Newton devised his …
Ultima Thule
Ultima Thule is unlike anything we’ve seen in the solar system
Engadget - Christine Fisher
It has scientists questioning how the building blocks of planets form. It turns out Ultima Thule is a kind of lumpy space snowman. If you've been following NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, you know Ultima
Fission
Biologists Discover Unknown Powers in Mighty Mitochondria
Quanta Magazine - Diana Kwon
Mitochondria are most famous as sources of metabolic energy. But by splitting and combining, they can also release chemical signals to regulate cell …
Fungi
The unexpected magic of mushrooms
BBC Future - Richard Gray
Normally associated with rot and decay, fungi may be a great overlooked resource that could help humanity deal with some of its greatest problems. Beneath Jim Anderson’s feet lies a monster. It has been
Science
A change in our diets may have changed the way we speak
National Geographic
Science & Innovation You might be able to thank agriculture for a rise in the use of "f" and "v" sounds, a controversial new study suggests. 6 Minute Read As the saying goes, we are what we eat—but does
The Math That Tells Cells What They Are | Quanta Magazine
Quanta Magazine - Jordana Cepelewicz
During development, cells seem to decode their fate through optimal information processing, which could hint at a more general principle of life. In …
Science
Waterfalls can form in a surprising new way. Here's how.
National Geographic
Science & Innovation For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that it's possible for a river to spontaneously form a waterfall. Science & Innovation 4 Minute Read Waterfalls are graceful monuments
Science
Physicists reverse time using quantum computer
phys.org - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology teamed up with colleagues from the U.S. and Switzerland and returned the state of a …
Cognitive Computing
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science
Quanta Magazine - Dan Falk
The latest AI algorithms are probing the evolution of galaxies, calculating quantum wave functions, discovering new chemical compounds and more. Is …
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s disease can be spotted through simple eye test
The Telegraph - By Sarah Knapton
Alzheimer’s disease may soon be spotted through a simple eye test, after scientists discovered tell-tale alterations in the retina and blood vessels when dementia is present. Currently diagnosing Alzheimer’s
Boston University
Scientists have discovered a shape that blocks all sound–even your co-workers
Fast Company - Mark Wilson
Offices and tiny apartments could be transformed by the work of Boston University researchers, who recently unveiled an “acoustic metamaterial” that blocks all sound. A team of Boston University researchers
Technology
The Physics Still Hiding in the Higgs Boson
Quanta Magazine - Natalie Wolchover
No new particles have been found at the Large Hadron Collider since the Higgs boson in 2012, but physicists say there’s much we can still learn from …
Geek
NASA Captures First-Ever Images of Intersecting Shockwaves From Two Supersonic Jets
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
An air-to-air imaging technology developed by NASA has resulted in the first images ever taken of interacting shockwaves produced by in-flight …
Geek
How Scientists Made a Laser Beam That Can Pass Through White Paint
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
It’s not quite seeing through walls, but scientists are working to engineer light beams so that they can pass through an opaque medium without …
Quantum Computing
Why Quantum Computing's Time Is Now
Forbes - Nella Ludlow
Most technologists have some basic understanding of quantum computing. Quantum bits are represented by qubits, and information isn’t simply a zero or one, it can be both at the same time, representing
Science
Is the Universe a Hologram? Maybe! This Math Trick Shows How
WIRED - Natalie Wolchover
The fabric of space and time is widely believed by physicists to be emergent, stitched out of quantum threads according to an unknown pattern. And …
Environment
Finally, We Know What Killed Sea Life in The Deadliest Mass Extinction in History
ScienceAlert - MICHELLE STARR
Around 252 million years ago, Earth experienced catastrophic devastation - an extinction event so severe that it wiped out almost all of the life on …
Science
Four New DNA Letters Double Life’s Alphabet
scientificamerican.com - Matthew Warren, Nature magazine
The DNA of life on Earth naturally stores its information in just four key chemicals—guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine, commonly referred to as …
Northern Europe
Why humans have evolved to drink milk
BBC Future - Michael Marshall
Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk – but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy? Dairy milk has competition. Alternative “milks” made from plants like
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This new technique can turn plastic into clean fuel
weforum.org - Jon Christian
Fuel Rules Waste plastic is choking the Earth’s oceans and poisoning its wildlife. That’s why researchers at Purdue University are excited about a new …
Zebra
Scientists Just Solved The Mystery Of Why Zebras Have Stripes By Making Horses Wear Zebra Costumes
Forbes - Jamie Carter
Why do zebras have stripes? To hide from predators? To stay cool? To attract a mate? These are questions that have long baffled zoologists, but researchers at the University of Bristol and UC Davis, California,
Exoplanets
How Our Universe Could Emerge as a Hologram
Quanta Magazine - Natalie Wolchover
Physicists have devised a holographic model of “de Sitter space,” the term for a universe like ours, that could give us new clues about the origin of …
Technology
A new chemical process could turn a quarter of our plastic waste into clean fuel
MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee
Grocery bags and other trash could be melted down to yield useful products like oil and gas. The problem: The world’s landfill sites and oceans are …
Long-form Journalism
A Journey Into the Animal Mind
The Atlantic - Ross Andersen
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world Amid the human crush of Old Delhi, on the edge of a medieval bazaar, a red structure with cages on its roof rises three stories the
Smaller Is Better: Why Finite Number Systems Pack More Punch
Quanta Magazine - Kevin Hartnett
Recent progress on the “sum product” problem recalls a celebrated mathematical result that revealed the power of miniature number systems. It’s one …
Science
Artificial Intelligence Finds Ancient ‘Ghosts’ in Modern DNA
Quanta Magazine - Jordana Cepelewicz
With the help of deep learning techniques, paleoanthropologists find evidence of long-lost branches on the human family tree. Could deep learning help …
Felice
Meet the photographer who translates science into stunning images
National Geographic
Science & InnovationPicture Stories "It's crazy wonderful." Felice Frankel helps MIT students look at their work in a whole new way. Science & InnovationPicture Stories 3 Minute Read For the mathematically
This light-powered 3D printer materializes objects all at once
TechCrunch - Devin Coldewey
3D printing has changed the way people approach hardware design, but most printers share a basic limitation: they essentially build objects layer by layer, generally from the bottom up. This new system
The science behind tossing boiling water into minus-14-degree air
Los Angeles Times - Matt Pearce
Most articles about physics don’t need to start with a disclaimer, but this one does. Please — for the sake of your well-being, reputation and the U.S. healthcare system — do not throw a pot of boiling
How the polar vortex created record subzero temperatures in the Midwest
National Geographic
Environment Some states are seeing temperatures colder than the Arctic. 2 Minute Read If reading winter forecasts doesn't send a chill down your spine, stepping outside will. In some regions of the country,