Vaping Industry Echoes Big Tobacco’s Misleading Call for Science
To understand the battle over e-cigarettes, one must look to history—and big tobacco
Stories by Kelso Harper
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: A New Climate-Related Threat from Above
As the climate changes and glaciers melt, a lesser-known threat lurks in alpine areas: glacial lake outburst floods. These events happen rapidly, releasing huge amounts of water with little or no warning...
Chandra: Two Decades of Seeing the Universe in a Different Light
The Chandra X-ray observatory is celebrating 20 years in space this year, and oh, the things it has seen. Belinda Wilkes, who directs the telescopes operation, takes you on a dizzying visual tour of Chandra's universe...
Zombie Cells, Creepy Crawlers and a Deep-Sea Ghost: Halloween Science GIFs
Enjoy and spooky loop on
Fang Needles, Quantum Carpets and Tender Robot Touches: The Week's Best Science GIFs
Feast your eyes on the week’s best science GIFs
Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph
Droplets filled with nanoparticles behave just like bar magnets
