Dark Matter Is dark matter made of axions? Black holes may reveal the answerphys.org - Paul M. Sutter What is dark matter made of? It's one of the most perplexing questions of modern astronomy. We know that dark matter is out there, since we can see …
Vacuums Mini universes could be constantly exploding at every point in spacenewscientist.com - By Leah Crane The expansion of the universe is accelerating, and we’re not sure why. It may have to do with quantum fluctuations that make every point in space …
Wolves Researchers study corvid speciation in restricted zone where crow hybrids thrivephys.org Carrion crows and hooded crows are almost indistinguishable genetically, and hybrid offspring are fertile. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in …
Bacteria Scientists Created Bacteria With a Synthetic Genome. Is This Artificial Life?The New York Times - By CARL ZIMMERScientists have created a living organism whose DNA is entirely human-made — perhaps a new form of life, experts said, and a milestone in the field of synthetic biology. Researchers at the Medical Research
Southern Hemisphere New water cycle on Mars discoveredphys.org Approximately every two Earth years, when it is summer on the southern hemisphere of Mars, a window opens: Only in this season can water vapor …
Childbirth Scientists: We'll Grow Babies in Artificial Wombs "In a Decade"futurism.com - Dan Robitzski In coming years, scientists plan to grow human embryos in a lab using high-tech artificial wombs. Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia …
Atoms Researchers shed new light on atomic 'wave function'phys.org Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details that describe an isolated quantum system, such as a gas of atoms, through …
Photos Space Photos of the Week: The Shrinky, Wrinkly, Seismic MoonWIRED - Shannon Stirone To keep our personal and mortal concerns about aging in perspective, it helps to know we’re not alone. Turns out that the moon also shrinks and …
Science After the Moon, people on Mars by 2033... or 2060phys.org - Ivan Couronne On December 11, 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a directive ordering NASA to prepare to return astronauts to the Moon "followed by human …
Dinosaurs Tiny, bat-winged dinosaur sheds light on the origin of flightsciencefocus.com - James Lloyd The discovery of a new bat-like dinosaur shows that these ancient beasts were constant innovators when it came to the evolution of flight. The …
NASA NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just hit an absolutely crazy milestonebgr.com - Mike Wehner Of all the pieces of hardware that NASA has sent to Mars, we don’t hear about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter nearly as much as we’d like. It’s an …
Shopping AI SpaceFactory MARSHA Mars Habitatuncrate.com - Uncrate Life on Mars is closer than you think. Many companies have already begun working on transportation to and from the Red Planet, and now a housing …
Science The volcano that built Bermuda is unlike any other on EarthNational Geographic - Robin George AndrewsRock samples from the island suggest it’s a strange hybrid that represents a whole new way for the planet to make volcanoes. No two volcanoes are the same, but they all form in the same handful of ways.
Cognitive Computing Hyperdimensional computing theory could lead to AI with memories and reflexesTNW - Tristan GreeneA team of scientists from the University of Maryland recently came up with a take on the hyperdimensional computing theory that could give robots memories and reflexes. This could break the stalemate seem
Science Depression-Gene Studies Were Built on Shaky FoundationsThe Atlantic - Ed YongDecades of early research on the genetics of depression were built on nonexistent foundations. How did that happen? In 1996, a group of European researchers found that a certain gene, called SLC6A4, might
Science Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earthphys.org - Science X staff Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars, can help bring …
Physics Physicists Create Quantum-Scale “Mona Lisa,” Just for Funsiesfuturism.com - Kristin Houser A research experiment at the University of Queensland started as an attempt to better understand how fluids flow. But somewhere along the way the team …
Dribble no more: Physics can help combat that pesky “teapot effect”Ars Technica - Jennifer Ouellette Dutch scientists devised a model to predict flow rate when dribbling will occur. Tea drinkers know all too well that annoying dribble from the kettle …
Neanderthals Humans and Neanderthals Evolved from a Mystery Common Ancestor, Huge Analysis SuggestsLive Science - Laura Geggel Modern humans and Neanderthals may have diverged at least 800,000 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 1,000 teeth from humans and our close …
Chang’e4 China’s rover finds mysterious minerals on the far side of the moonEngadget - Christine FisherThe discovery could change what we know about the moon's formation. Early this year, China's Chang'e-4 lunar lander made history when it became the first spacecraft to touch down on the far side of the
France On May 20th, the kilogram will no longer be defined by a lump in FranceEngadget - Christine FisherOn May 20th, World Metrology Day, the scientific community will officially change the definition of the kilogram. For 130 years, the kilo has been defined by a physical cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy,
NASA Oh the Places (on Mars) You'll Go! Here's Where NASA's Curiosity Rover Is Headedspace.com - Doris Elin Salazar Curiosity will be coming 'round the Martian mountain when it comes — and a colorful new animation highlights where exactly the mission is …
Neanderthals Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We ThoughtGizmodo - George Dvorsky Dental evidence suggests Neanderthals and modern humans diverged from a common ancestor around 800,000 years ago—hundreds of thousands of years …
NASA Blue Origin and SpaceX get million-dollar NASA nod to test moon lander techTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyEleven aerospace companies will share more than $45 million in funds from NASA to design and test prototypes for the Artemis moon missions, the agency has announced. Among the established names like Northrop
Atoms Manipulating atoms one at a time with an electron beamphys.org - Science X staff The ultimate degree of control for engineering would be the ability to create and manipulate materials at the most basic level, fabricating devices …
Sperm Forget sperm and eggs, researchers have created embryo stem cells from skin cellsphys.org A new, groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell types that …
Science Basic Quantum Research Will Transform Science and Industryscientificamerican.com - Irene Qualters, Antoinette Taylor The promise of quantum computing seems limitless—faster internet searching, lightning-quick financial data analysis, shorter commutes, better weather …
Telescopes 'Groundbreaking' Sharp Images of Distant Planetary System Show 3 Planets Are MissingScienceAlert - MICHELLE STARR Using the combined might of two of Hawaii's powerful telescopes, astronomers have captured what they are describing as "groundbreaking" sharp new …
Physics Scientists Hunt for A Seeming Paradox: A Magnet With Only One Polediscovermagazine.com As a child, James Pinfold adored magnets. He recalls marveling at the invisible force that clacked the metallic objects together or hurled them …
