Physics5/2/20May 28Physics5/2/20PhysicsSay There Were a Black Hole in Our Solar System: How Would We Find It?Ryan F. Mandelbaum48Last year, scientists published a paper with an iconic diagram: a black circle representing, to scale, a…
Space5/1/20May 18Space5/1/20SpaceTelescopes Around the World Pick Up Mysterious Radio Burst Coming From Our Own GalaxyRyan F. Mandelbaum39Astronomers just spotted an extremely bright burst of radio waves emanating from within our own galaxy. The…
Conservation4/29/20Apr 294Conservation4/29/20ConservationIt Could Take Decades for the Ocean Floor to Recover From Deep Sea MiningRyan F. Mandelbaum5A new study has found that the impacts of deep sea mining are still felt a quarter of a century later.
Animals4/29/20Apr 295Animals4/29/20Animals'Crazy Beast' Fossil Discovered in Madagascar Reveals Bizarre Mammal From the CretaceousRyan F. Mandelbaum12An incredible skeleton unearthed in Madagascar over 20 years ago has finally been studied in detail. The…
Space4/28/20Apr 283Space4/28/20SpaceHubble Captures Incredible Images of Highly Anticipated Comet Breaking UpRyan F. Mandelbaum7The Hubble Space Telescope didn’t rest during its recent 30th anniversary celebration. Instead, it watched the comet…
Animals4/28/20Apr 281Animals4/28/20AnimalsExtremely Weird Bird Hybrid Is Back and Looking to BoneRyan F. Mandelbaum10Last fall, the birdwatching community was shocked by the appearance of a skulking yellow bird. Birder Matthew Grube…
Baking4/27/20Apr 272Baking4/27/20BakingI Baked Sourdough Bread From a Viral Tweet and It Didn't Kill MeRyan F. Mandelbaum26Baking sourdough bread has become a cliché of non-essential privilege in the social isolation era. It’s a…
Space4/24/20Apr 24SaveSpace4/24/20SpaceThis Could Be the First Record of Someone Getting Killed by a MeteoriteRyan F. Mandelbaum18A team of scientists think they’ve found the oldest evidence of a meteorite striking and killing a person, according…
Space4/23/20Apr 231Space4/23/20SpaceIncredible New Map of Moon Shows Its Every Nook and CrannyRyan F. Mandelbaum5Hot damn, look at the freakin’ Moon!
Space4/23/20Apr 233Space4/23/20SpaceAstronomers Think They've Found a Whole Population of Rocks From Outside the Solar SystemRyan F. Mandelbaum4Astronomers think they’ve found an entire population of asteroids originating from outside our solar system,…
Physics4/22/20Apr 222Physics4/22/20PhysicsThe Trouble With Stephen Wolfram’s New 'Fundamental Theory of Physics'Ryan F. Mandelbaum87Stephen Wolfram, computer scientist, physicist, and CEO of software company Wolfram Research (behind Wolfram Alpha…
Animals4/17/20Apr 17SaveAnimals4/17/20AnimalsSketchy Science Journal Publishes Article Titled 'What's the Deal With Birds?'Ryan F. Mandelbaum43This past week, assistant zoology professor Daniel Baldassarre at SUNY Oswego published a paper in a supposedly scien…
Space4/17/20Apr 17SaveSpace4/17/20SpaceGoodbye, EarthRyan F. Mandelbaum5Some of you probably wish you could be onboard BepiColombo right now, as the space probe whizzes far away from…
Space4/16/20Apr 161Space4/16/20SpaceAstronomers See Glimmers of a Second World Circling the Nearest Star to the SunRyan F. Mandelbaum5A team of astronomers shocked the world back in 2016 when they revealed evidence of an Earth-sized exoplanet in the…
Physics4/15/20Apr 155Physics4/15/20PhysicsWhere Did All the Antimatter Go? Scientists Are Closer to Finding OutRyan F. Mandelbaum26Particle physicists have released the results of a decade-long search, taking us a crucial step closer toward…
Animals4/15/20Apr 151Animals4/15/20AnimalsAn Isolation Guide to Birdwatching From Your HomeRyan F. Mandelbaum14You’re probably spending a lot more time at home than you’re used to, doing your part to follow social distancing…
Space4/13/20Apr 132Space4/13/20SpaceAstronomers Spot the Brightest Supernova Ever RecordedRyan F. Mandelbaum3Back in 2016, a telescope spotted a supernova flaring so brightly that it far outshone its own galaxy. The exploded…
Physics4/10/20Apr 103Physics4/10/20PhysicsThis Black Hole Is Bending Light Back Toward ItselfRyan F. Mandelbaum11Scientists think that they’ve spotted a black hole’s gravity bending light emitted from the disk of matter around it…
Physics4/9/20Apr 92Physics4/9/20PhysicsThe Universe Might Be Expanding Like a Lumpy BalloonRyan F. Mandelbaum14Is the universe’s expansion the same everywhere? New research suggests it’s not—which could have huge implications…
Physics4/9/20Apr 92Physics4/9/20PhysicsAre Plants Quantum?Ryan F. Mandelbaum20A long-standing debate over just how “quantum” photosynthesis is may finally be coming to an end.