Earth’s surface may be teeming with trillions of dark matter particles
When dark matter is captured inside a planet or star, much of it sinks to the middle – but if it sometimes bounces off regular matter, there may be huge…
First images show aftermath of NASA’s DART asteroid collision mission
As NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into an asteroid, a small satellite called LICIACube watched from afar – now it has sent back its first images of the collision Space 27…
Rebecca Wragg Sykes on the objects that reveal the Neanderthal mind
Cognitive archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes says we can learn something about the minds of Neanderthals by studying the stuff they left behind, from painted shells to stalagmite circles. We might…
Gene therapy infused into the brain eases rare condition in children
A gene-replacement therapy has eased the debilitating symptoms in a group of 30 children with AADC deficiency Health 27 September 2022 By Alice Klein Rylea-Ann was unable to walk before…
NASA’s DART Spacecraft Successfully Smacks a Space Rock—Now What?
An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs; now Earthlings are fighting back. The sight of saurian fossils in most any science museum is a potent reminder that asteroids can threaten Earth…
How Squishy Math Is Revealing Doughnuts in the Brain
Benjamin Adric Dunn, a data scientist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, shows me a picture of unevenly spaced dots arranged vaguely like the rocks at Stonehenge. The…
Moth Wings Are Beautiful in Infrared Light
Moths’ drab gray and brown coats may not capture our imaginations as much as their colorful butterfly cousins do, but according to a recent study, that’s more a failure of…
Luck may influence us more than nurture, so let’s give parents a break
Emerging research suggests that, alongside genes and environment, much of who we become is down to chance occurrences in the developing brain. Does that mean parents are off the hook?…
See Jupiter Shine During its Closest Approach to Earth Since 1963
Jupiter will be directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth on Monday (Sept. 26), allowing skywatchers to see the solar system’s largest planet in incredible detail during an event…
Build a Better Floating Wind Turbine and Win $7 Million from the Department of Energy
The Energy Department is launching a new contest to lure U.S. companies into the business of designing and building floating wind turbines for offshore areas. The contest offers a combination…