More than a century ago, Albert Einstein conjured the hypothesis of all hypotheses -- an idea so extraordinary that it would relentlessly echo through the vast directory of human thought. It would a… [+15895 chars]
A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
A space rock at least the size of a bus will safely whiz by our planet today, and you can watch the event on a free livestream. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the flyby of asteroid 202… [+3071 chars]
Astrophysicists have discovered the fastest known star which is racing around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star, designated S4716, completes an orbit around the supermassive bla… [+3385 chars]
If you want to lure a bunch of prehistoric frogs to a sticky end, the best way is the promise of amphibian hanky-panky. That's the conclusion paleontologists have arrived at after studying the remai… [+3207 chars]
University of Chicago physicists have invented a "quantum flute" that, like the Pied Piper, can coerce particles of light to move together in a way that's never been seen before. Described in two st… [+3991 chars]
The mystery of how the first quasars in the universe formedsomething that has baffled scientists for nearly 20 yearshas now been solved by a team of astrophysicists whose findings are published in Na… [+3858 chars]
Though they are discrete particles, water molecules flow collectively as liquids, producing streams, waves, whirlpools, and other classic fluid phenomena. Not so with electricity. While an electric … [+6298 chars]
You might recognize [Robert Dunn] from his YouTube channel Aging Wheels, where he hacks on all sorts of automotive delights. On his other channel, Under Dunn, [Robert] tends to focus on building thin… [+1090 chars]
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new technique that allows scientists and engineers to, for the first time, visualize mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice. The re… [+4237 chars]
Unistellar, the company behind a series of consumer-focused telescope cameras, has updated its Nocturne iPhone app to allow it to identify constellations, galaxies, nebulae, and planets. Nocturne ha… [+2660 chars]
Strychninea complex monoterpene indole alkaloidwas isolated in 1818 from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica (poison nuts)5, which were used in traditional medicine in China and South Asia. Currently, … [+24263 chars]
