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Land of Terror
This looks like an abstract painting, but it's a satellite image of the Tanezrouft Basin, a part of the Sahara Desert in central Algeria known as the Land of Terror.
December 3, 2017
Pulsars were discovered 50 years ago
In 1967, while helping analyze data from a new telescope, Cambridge student Jocelyn Bell observed a bit of "scruff" - the first evidence of a pulsar. The discovery changed our view of the universe.
November 30, 2017
Do dolphins get Alzheimer’s disease?
In many ways, dolphin brains are a lot like human brains. Researchers report on pathological signs of Alzheimer’s in these awesome creatures.
November 22, 2017
Venezuela is losing its last glacier
Venezuela’s last glacier is about to disappear, making it the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers.
November 19, 2017
5 discoveries we owe to twins
Years of twin research have led to incredible insights into how our genes and the environment affect our health.
November 17, 2017
What is dark matter?
Cosmologists are heading back to their chalkboards, as experiments designed to figure out the nature of dark matter come up empty.
October 30, 2017
How the universe creates gold
Finally, scientists know how the universe makes gold. They've seen it created in the cosmic fire of 2 colliding stars via the gravitational wave they emitted.
October 25, 2017
Gravitational waves: What are they?
If you understand how a trampoline works, you'll be able to understand what gravitational waves are.
October 17, 2017
How gravitational waves attracted a Nobel Prize
The 2017 Nobel prize for physics was awarded to scientists who helped pioneer the discovery of ripples in the fabric of spacetime, known as gravitational waves.
October 8, 2017
Nobel winners shed light on circadian rhythms
Three American scientists share the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work that explained how our cells keep track of time.
October 8, 2017
