Physicists Use Atom Interferometry to Directly Measure Gravity’s Curvature
A newly published study details how a team of physicists simultaneously measured gravity with cold atoms at three different heights to achieve the first direct…
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New ScienceCast Video Details Coming Sunset Solar Eclipse
A new three minute ScienceCast video details the partial solar eclipse that will be visible in most of the United States on October 23rd. ScienceCasts:…
New ‘Cloaking’ Device Uses Ordinary Lenses to Hide Objects
Using a combination of four standard lenses, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a “cloaking” device that hides objects when you look at…
Oldest Dinosaur Nesting Site Discovered
Clutches of eggs and tiny dinosaur footprints found at a recently unearthed excavation site reveal that dinosaurs may have remained at their nesting site for…
Hybrid Sharks Ready to Take Over the Oceans: Fact and/or Fiction
As much as some media outlets would like the appearance of hybrid sharks to foster new, incredible shark attacks, the reality of the situation is…
Animals Get Tickled in The Name of Science
You tickle someone and it is like a magic laughter button. What is that all about? When we are tickled it is a thrill and…
The Guppy: The New Top Predator
They are tiny and cute and can be seen in countless aquariums. Surely the Guppy is at the bottom of the predator list. Maybe not….
Unlocking the Secrets of Snowflakes’ Shapes
The above photo is one of the many Snowflake photos taken by Kenneth Libbrecht of CalTech with a special snowflake photomicroscope showing snow crystals from…
Twin Rainbows Simulated In 3D
Yes, that really is a rare twin rainbow in the image above where two colorful arcs spring from the same starting point. You’ve probably seen…
Hubble Reaches New Milestone: 10,000th Scientific Paper Published
As if we needed any reminders, it just illustrates how the Hubble Space Telescope has been one of the most successful scientific endeavors ever undertaken…
Two Largest Black Holes Ever Discovered
Huge. Massive. Gigantic. Monstrous. Ginormous. Words fail to describe two huge black holes that may be the largest ever measured. Supermassive black holes inhabit most…
Rarest Bumblebee In US Found In New Mexico
Researchers from the University of California Riverside have rediscovered one of the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States; the Cockerell’s Bumblebee. This is…
It’s Official, Toads Can Predict Earthquakes
Italian toads can apparently sense earthquakes like the earthquake that struck L’Aquila on April 6th, 2009. We know this because Dr. Rachel Grant of the…
Turtle Eggs Communicate To Hatch At The Same Time
When Australian river turtles lay their eggs in a hole in a sandy riverbank, there is no good reason that they would hatch at the…
Ravens Use Gestures To Find Partners
Ravens, like humans, just want to have fun. They do their survival thing and when the time is right, they seek out companionship for a…
Shock the Brain for Faster Learning
Maybe those 19th-century doctors were on to something when they used electroshock therapy as a treatment for a myriad of medical problems. New findings that…
Using Bees To Ease Tensions Between People And Elephants
Elephants and African farmers have had a long history of conflict, but now Lucy King’s work is helping to bring an end to it, using…
Human Stem Cells Transplanted Into Mouse Brains
Scientists have reported that they have successfully transplanted human stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of living mice. Human embryonic stem cells grown in a…