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Posts by
Daniela Breitman
Why do fatty foods taste so good?
Why do we like fatty foods so much? Fat gives foods some special qualities we like. Plus, the close tie between fat, flavor, fullness, and happiness might be an evolutionary adaptation.
January 20, 2017
Today in science: Johannes Kepler
While trying to solve the mystery of the planets' motions, Johannes Kepler made several false starts, then ultimately discovered 3 profound truths.
December 27, 2016
Today in science: Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe is known for his partying, his prosthetic nose, and for being one of the greatest astronomers of all time.
December 14, 2016
Today in science: Michael Faraday
Meet Michael Faraday, the man behind the electric motor and theory of electromagnetism.
September 22, 2016
Today in science: Gene Roddenberry
Happy 95th birthday to writer and producer Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek.
August 19, 2016
Astronomers see a star’s water snow line
First distinct (resolved) observation of a water snow line - aka a frost line - the distance from a star where temperatures drop so low that water turns to ice.
July 19, 2016
Ultra-Deep Survey probes distant galaxies
The survey shows 250,000 galaxies in an area of sky 4 times the size of a full moon. It'll be used to help trace galaxy evolution over the last 13 billion years.
July 8, 2016
Today in science: Egypt’s first meteorite
It was the first meteorite in the Egyptian record. Years after the event, scientists concluded through various tests that it came all the way from Mars.
June 28, 2016
Corona around the moon
These colorful rings of a lunar corona appear when we see the moon through a very thin cloud of similarly-sized water droplets.
January 28, 2016
