Category: Science
Will We Ever Solve the Problem of Losing Data?
When it comes to recording, tracking, and storing data, the concept of "permanence" can be a lot trickier...
Physicists Discover Previously Unknown Substance Born From Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
The most destructive events in human history seem to have created our strangest chemistry labs.
Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be Even Harder to Reach Than We Thought
For a long time, scientists assumed that the tiny water pools at Europa's surface came from the moon's...
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Quantum weirdness does not disappoint.
The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting Its Biggest Upgrade Yet. What Comes Next Could Change Physics
The famous particle accelerator has gone silent, but its next chapter could usher in a new era of...
Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach...
Incredible Website Shows Amsterdam’s History Through 700,000 Pieces of Old Garbage
Rivers in cities can easily fill with heaps full of trash, lost things, and industrial waste. But if...
Skull of Crushed Pompeii Victim Found ‘Intact’
Last month, archaeologists in Italy found the skeletal remains of a Pompeii resident who apparently had his head...
Final Days of Ötzi the Iceman Revealed Through New Analysis of His Tools
Ötzi the Iceman is the gift that keeps on giving. Found embedded in a glacier in 1991, the...
Ingenious Technique Explains How Easter Island Statues May Have Gotten Their Giant Hats
Some of Easter Island’s moai statues are adorned with large red hats, the heaviest of which weigh as...
