Deserts can take many forms—including sweeping sand dunes, rocky canyons, sagebrush steppes, and polar ice fields. But they are united by one thing: lack of precipitation. Generally speaking, anywhere that receives less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain per year is…Read More »
At Princeton University in the early 1970s, the celebrated theoretical physicist John Wheeler could be spotted in seminars or impromptu hallway discussions drawing a big “U.” The letter’s left tip represented the beginning of the universe, where everything was uncertain and all…Read More »
Science and the technology it enables have always had a close connection with warfare. But during World War II, the destructive power of science was raised to new levels. As the threat of nuclear holocaust remained high throughout much of the Cold…Read More »
What does the future look like for romantic relationships? Louise Perry, author of The case against the sexual revolution, explores the possibilities of polyamory as the next movement for sexual minority rights. While some advocates argue for legal recognition of their relationships,…Read More »
HELSINKI – China is tightening the details of its Tianwen-3 mission to collect samples from Mars and deliver them to Earth. New mission details and defined objectives were revealed in presentations made at the International Conference of Deep Space Sciences in Hefei,…Read More »
A scuticociliate, a single-celled organism, has been identified as the cause of the 2022 mass die-off of long-backed sea urchins in the Caribbean and Florida’s east coast. These urchins are vital to coral reef health, and the discovery raises questions about the…Read More »