Isaac Schultz

12/2/21

Paleontologists Hit a Dinosaur Jackpot in Italy

Fossilized hadrosaurs, crustaceans, fishes, poop, pollen, and more have been found in a quarry.

12/2/21

Physicists Finally Observe an Exotic State of Matter First Predicted in 1973

Quantum spin liquids have been studied for years, but only now have researchers finally seen one in the atomic flesh.

12/1/21

See Trippy Photos Taken by a Nano Camera

The camera is the size of a grain of salt and punches above its weight in image quality.

11/30/21

Astronomers Spot Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course

The black holes are closer to Earth, and to each other, than any other known supermassive black hole pair.

11/29/21

Physicists Detect Neutrinos for First Time Using Large Hadron Collider

The detection represents a "significant breakthrough"—and proves the value of an upcoming experiment.

11/25/21

8 Species Driven Toward Extinction by Cats

Domestic cats make wonderful pets, but they're a menace to wildlife when they roam freely outdoors.

11/24/21

108-Year-Old Calculations by Einstein Sell for $15 Million at Auction

The physicist’s errors are literally worth more than his correct calculations.

11/24/21

The Helium in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Could Power Some Sweet Science

The element is used for cooling down particle colliders, cleaning out rocket tanks, and more.

11/23/21

Flesh-Eating Bees Renounced Pollen for Rotting Meat

A bizarre species of tropical bee has evolved to eat dead animals.

11/23/21

This Earth-Sized Star Rotates Once Every 25 Seconds

A white dwarf star is flinging material from its companion as it spins a record-breaking speed.

11/22/21

NASA Wants to Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

They just need someone to design it. Got any blueprints lying around?

11/22/21

The World’s Largest Digital Camera Is Almost Ready to Look Back in Time

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time camera will scan the night sky in high resolution from its perch in Chile.

11/19/21

Perseverance Rover Captures Awesome Video of Helicopter Flying on Mars

It’s the most detailed video yet of the Ingenuity rotorcraft in flight on the Red Planet.

11/18/21

Squished Monkey Balls Win 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Runners-up include a clumsy elephant, an acrobatic mudskipper, and a flustered otter.

11/16/21

A 1980s Space Telescope May Have Seen Planet Nine

Observations by the first infrared space telescope saw something weird beyond Uranus.

11/13/21

How Do We Know When the Sun Will Die?

Our star has an expiration date. But how can we be sure it's not any time soon?

11/12/21

These Amazonian Birds Are Shrinking Because of Climate Change

Birds are growing smaller bodies and longer wings in reaction to environmental changes, researchers report.

11/11/21

The Perseverance Rover Cut a Neat Circle Into a Martian Rock

The rover's main science mission is chugging along, which means careful inspection of rocks in Jezero Crater.