What if time were reversed? Physicists show how time could flow backward on a quantum scale
Researchers have developed a way to flip time to move backward in a quantum system. This level of control could lead to bizarre real-world applications
NASA just dropped a stunning new Hubble image of a ‘Cosmic Sea Lemon’ 5,000 light-years away
Freshwater mussels are disappearing—and no one is really sure why
FBI investigating possible links between deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists
Today’s Spellements
Mathematicians found out why waiting for the elevator takes forever
Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
Why firstborns may be more likely than secondborns to be autistic or to have allergies
The hidden cause of heart disease is inflammation
How strange new ‘altermagnets’ could rewrite physics
Space hotels are coming soon
Create as many words as you can!
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.
Can peanut allergies be cured?
How much vitamin D do you need to stay healthy?
These cancers were beyond treatment—but might not be anymore
The dinosaurs at your window: How birds survived the asteroid that killed all other dinosaurs
The fans who went from collecting Pokémon to studying bugs and fossils
Artemis proves NASA can return to the moon. Now comes the hard question: Why?
Alexis Hall talks space whales, AI and reinventing a classic
NASA’s 2028 moonshot may be delayed because of lack of space suits, watchdog report warns
NASA needs new space suits to land astronauts on the moon by 2028, but development is behind and in danger of slipping further, according to a report from the agency’s Office of Inspector General
Here’s what happens when you give salmon cocaine
It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing
What is Mythos, Anthropic’s unreleased AI model, and how worried should we be?
The company says Mythos is too dangerous to release publicly. Cybersecurity experts agree the model's capabilities matter, but not all of them are buying the most alarming claims
DARPA’s AI is built to call BS on wild weapons claims
The SciFy program tests whether adversaries’ most outlandish scientific claims add up or fall apart
Master of chaos wins $3-million math prize for ‘blowing up’ equations
For decades, mathematician Frank Merle has been embracing the messy math behind lasers and fluids
Ancient ‘machine-gun’ damage discovered on walls of Pompeii
Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a polybolos
