Category: Science
Raindrops Carry Tiny Electrical Charges That Eat Through Your Car’s Fresh Paint Job
A new study identifies a real—and overlooked—reason rain breaks down protective coating on metal.
This Brain Teaser Lied to Players for 3 Years, and Math Finally Caught It
“In our defense, it wasn’t on purpose.”
The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting a Major Upgrade. But What Would Actually Surprise Physicists?
Some were disappointed at the lack of "new physics" from the LHC. Could forthcoming updates be the accelerator's...
Scientists Develop Microbes That Make Vanilla Cookies Out of Plastic Bottles
“Microbes are very clever. So, we are using their traits to solve the problems we created.”
Scientists Recreate the Melting ‘Diamond Rain’ of Neptune and Uranus. It May Help Fusion Power
A U.S. government lab has recreated the truly alien conditions that melt diamonds deep inside ice giant planets—and...
These Whale Calls Appear to Break Physics, but the Truth Is Even Weirder
“Most of us don’t hear a whale call and think, ‘Wow, look at the special theory of relativity...
Physicists Think They’ve Discovered a New Type of Quantum Matter
The "quantum droplet" represents an unlikely, powerful union of two different categories of particles.
Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How
With the right hack, physicists got a peek into unlikely phenomena.
Inside Humanity’s Ancient Obsession With Conquering Time
Particle physicist Guido Tonelli discusses humanity's long-held obsession with time and how this relationship has shaped science.
Pluto’s Famous Glacial Heart Has Been Secretly Leaking Liquid Nitrogen
“Pluto never stops surprising us.”
