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Black hole image confirm Einstein’s relativity theory?

Posted by in Human World | Space | 1 month ago

Einstein’s theory was confirmed in 1919, when British astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington measured the bending of starlight around the sun during a total solar eclipse. And it’s been re-confirmed since. How about now?

A reptile expert takes your burning dragon questions

Posted by in Human World | 1 month ago

As Game of Thrones returns for its final season, a herpetologist addresses some highly fictional dragon scenarios using real science.
A round crescent world and its moon, with a distant sun.

Vote to help name solar system’s largest unnamed body

Posted by in Human World | Space | 1 month ago

2007 OR10 has one of the reddest surfaces ever found in our solar system’s distant Kuiper Belt. Vote to help decide between 3 possible official names.

Today in science: Bingham Canyon landslide

Posted by in Earth | Human World | 1 month ago

On April 10, 2013, one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America took place at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah.

What causes landslides and mudslides?

Posted by in Earth | Human World | 1 month ago

The trigger is usually water. Excessive rainfall can trigger landslides and mudslides because it’s heavy and adds extra weight to the land.

Alaska’s mountain glaciers: A 10-year story

Posted by in Earth | Human World | 2 months ago

Glaciers in Alaska are losing ice and contributing to sea level rise. To monitor these changes, a team of researchers has been flying scientific instruments on a bright red, single-engine plane since spring 2009.

2018 global CO2 growth 4th highest on record

Posted by in Earth | Human World | 2 months ago

According to NOAA data, global growth in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2018 was the 4th-highest in 60 years of record-keeping.

Today in science: Comet Hale-Bopp

Posted by in Human World | Space | 2 months ago

The last widely seen comet for the Northern Hemisphere was Hale-Bopp in 1996-97. Did you see it?
A barren, red-walled canyon with water - perhaps an inlet from the surrounding sea - at its base.

NASA and Google partner on Mars exploration

Posted by in Human World | Space | 2 months ago

Devon Island in the Arctic is one of Earth’s most Mars-like places. NASA is there, training scientists and testing technologies for future Mars exploration. Now Google has joined in, to bring Devon Island’s Mars-like wonders to you.

How coyote pups get used to humans

Posted by in Earth | Human World | 2 months ago

Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments. While human residents are having to get used to the new animal neighbors, coyotes are also habituating to people.