What will it take to protect the world from an asteroid?
How to kill an asteroidRobin George AndrewsWW Norton & Co., $29.99 The dinosaurs met a gruesome death at the hands […]
Feather-inspired aircraft flaps can enhance flight performance
The aircraft wing may be the next big thing in aviation. The wings of the birds are contoured with overlapping
New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears
Camera collar footage is revealing the secret lives of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), the only surviving South American ursid. A
Neanderthals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar
Neanderthals really knew their way around fire. In a sea cave sheltered from Gibraltar’s raging winds, our ancient cousins created
A pair of spacecraft will fly in formation to create artificial solar eclipses
A pair of spacecraft just launched to create hundreds of artificial solar eclipses in orbit. The European Space Agency’s mission,
A star winked out of his eyes. Could it be a ‘failed supernova’?
Some massive stars can go out with a bang, not a bang. A star that blinked out of view may
Climate stress can impair the romantic gift of male spiders
The blinding of friendship in spiders can lose some of the fun in uncertain climates. Men in places with rain
Dietary evidence reinforces the reputation of Clovis hunters as mammoth killers
The ancient North Americans are increasingly looking like experienced mammoth killers. Archaeologists have long debated whether the Clovis people, who
Astronomers discover the first astrosphere around a sun-like star
BOSTON – For the first time, astronomers have discovered an astrosphere around a sun-like star. This bubble of hot gas
Einstein’s gravity persists despite a dark energy puzzle
Scientists may be wrong about dark energy. But they’re right about gravity, a new study suggests. Dark energy, the mysterious