A Pigment That Defined the Renaissance Was Just Discovered in the Ruins of Nero’s ‘Golden House’
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
Humanity May Find Clues of Alien Life in the Next 20 Years, Scientist Says—And That Will ‘Change Everything’
For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost.
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of Time Reflections
Scientists have been unable to confirm the existence of time reflection due to the amount of energy required to create a ...
NASCAR’s Next-Gen Car Has Flipped 8 Times In 4 Years. That Shouldn’t Happen.
While it’s clear that NASCAR’s next-gen car has flipped more in a shorter period of time than Gen-6, the flips happened for ...
Which Type of Hammer Drill Do You Really Need?
If you need to drill holes in masonry or concrete, you may have heard about, or come across, hammer drills. There are two ...
Molly Glick
Molly Glick is a journalist who writes about science, health, and the future. Their work can be found in Scientific American, ...
Archaeologists Uncovered the Oldest Section of the Great Wall of China Yet
The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...
The 'Double Magic' Atom Is a Physics Fairy Tale That Continues to Baffle Scientists
In the case of lead-208—the heaviest stable isotope known so far—a team of researchers led by physicist Jack Henderson ...
China Is Pursuing Electronic Warfare that Can Kill Enemy Weapons Instantly. The U.S. Needs to Keep Up.
A well-placed electromagnetic pulse in a major city or near a military base could ground aircraft, disable communications, ...
Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow.
Researchers found that the USAG-1 protein could limit the growth of teeth in mice, so ensuring that the protein didn’t form ...
A 'Third State' Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Say
A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...
Humanity May Achieve the Singularity Within the Next 12 Months, Scientists Suggest
A new macro analysis of surveys over the past 15 years shows where scientists and industry experts stand on the question and ...