2025-08-18

YouTuber Mark Rober is bringing his experiments to Netflix

Mark Rober will bring his scientific talents to Netflix with two upcoming projects. Rober is a former NASA engineer who parlayed his skills into an entertaining and educational YouTube career. In past [...]

2025-08-18

An Aurora Is Hitting Monday Night Only and Will Be Visible in Over a Dozen States

Increased solar flare activity over the last few days will cause the northern horizon to light up for many states. [...]

2025-08-17

What Is the Electric Constant and Why Should You Care?

The force between electrical charges is kind of a big deal—without it, the universe would be a primordial soup and you would not exist. That force is determined by the electric constant. [...]

2025-08-16

UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

Procedural hurdles yet again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution. [...]

2025-08-16

Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin becomes historic storm due to strengthening

The good news is that, for now, Erin appears unlikely to directly strike land. [...]

2025-08-16

AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Actually Work

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.” [...]

2025-08-16

How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter

New experiments focused on understanding the enigmatic neutrino may offer insights. [...]

2025-08-15

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi loving nerd, I could see a future where nuclear power played a role i [...]

2025-08-15

Now You Can Get Your Flu Vaccine at Home

The nasal spray vaccine FluMist can now be ordered online and shipped to your door. [...]