Heating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy — one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s.…
What is USB-C? A computer engineer explains the one device connector to rule them all
Apple announced on Sept. 12, 2023, that it plans to adopt the USB-C connector for…
Does running water really trigger the urge to pee? Experts explain the brain-bladder connection
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Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a…
Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid – and may outlive us
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split…
Humility is the foundation to a virtuous life
The default psychological setting for human beings is an unavoidable self-centeredness. We each stand at…
Why the earth quakes – a closer look at what’s going on under the ground
Earthquakes, large and small, happen every single day along zones that wrap around the world…
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Virtual-reality tech is fast becoming more real
Imagine a single technology that could help a robot perform safety checks at a nuclear…
Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world
Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question…