The Beauty of Laplace’s Equation, Mathematical Key to … Everything
With these five symbols, Laplace read the universe. The post The Beauty of Laplace’s Equation, Mathematical Key to … Everything…
The Mission to Rescue a Scientist From the South Pole—in the Middle of Winter
The National Science Foundation is right now undertaking a phenomenally risky and rare evacuation from the middle of the Antarctic…
LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves for the Second Time
About 1.4 billion years ago, the universe gave scientists a Christmas present. The post LIGO Has Detected Gravitational Waves for…
Can You Teach an Old Mockingbird New Songs?
Mockingbirds are master mimickers who evolved to copy the calls of their fellow birds. And sometimes car alarms. The post…
The Weirdest Senses Animals Have That You Don’t
You share the planet with creatures that can smell veins, see colors you can’t imagine, and communicate through their feet.…