Will NASA’s Nuclear Rocket Make it to Mars?
AdultsScienceSpace NASA just announced a crazy new mission with an incredibly ambitious schedule: the agency wants to fly the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft to Mars in late 2028.
The Weird Reason Rabies Is So Deadly
AdultsBiologyHealthScience Rabies is the one of the deadliest diseases we know of; if you don’t get treatment soon after getting exposed, you’re almost certain to die. But rabies’ intent isn’t actually to kill – it's to control.
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AdultsEducationScienceSpace Most of the universe is not made of stars, galaxies, or beautiful glowing nebulae.
The biggest red herring in our search for alien life | Sara Seager
AdultsScienceSpace This interview is an episode from The Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the John Templeton Foundation.
The “Empty Atom” Myth
AdultsEducationScience If you know one thing about atoms, it’s probably that they’re “mostly empty space.” but that’s not
really true.
We Have Spent Millions of Dollars on Blue Roses
AdultsNatureScience We all know that roses are red and violets are blue. But how come you never see blue roses, too?
There’s Really Only One Way To Die
AdultsHumanScience Even though there are a lot of causes of death out there, they all actually boil down to one thing.
Has Proof of Dark Matter Been Hiding on Ganymede?
AdultsAstronomyDiscoveryScienceSpace Astronomers might not know what dark matter is made of, and they might not be able to see it, but they know that it exists.
Will laser blasters ever be possible? - Christopher Baird
AdultsPhysicsScienceSpaceTechnology A fleet of rebel spaceships is greeted by a frenzy of laser blasts – illuminating the sector with brilliant bursts of light.
There Is Something Faster Than Light
AdultsHistoryScience How an argument between Einstein and Bohr changed quantum mechanics forever.
Spice Relief According to Science
AdultsFoodHealthScience In the spirit of Hot Ones, we rounded up the research on which beverages are best at putting out the fire in your mouth when you've had something spicy.
40 Years Without A New Antibiotic. Why?
AdultsHistoryScience Most medical science moves at super-speed; researchers are constantly developing new medications, techniques, surgeries, you name it. Except for antibiotics: we haven’t gotten a single new type of antibiotic ready to give to patients in over 40 years.
aging, according to science | Morgan Levine: Full Interview
AdultsBiologyHealthScience Dr. Morgan Levine explores the hidden clock inside our cells, unraveling how the biological age that reveals how fast our bodies are really aging is calculated.