
SpaceX’s Starship Could Rocket-Boost Research in Space
The platform could aid climate science, space junk cleanup and planetary exploration

SpaceX’s Starship Could Rocket-Boost Research in Space
The platform could aid climate science, space junk cleanup and planetary exploration

Why Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Is So Reviled
Economic inequality, an indulgent trip to space and an ongoing legal battle with NASA are putting the space company in the hot seat


This Report Could Make or Break the Next 30 Years of U.S. Astronomy
A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin—and the stakes are sky high

NASA Investigates Renaming James Webb Space Telescope after Anti-LGBT+ Claims
Some astronomers argue the space agency’s next flagship observatory will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence

Wavelet Theory Nets Top Mathematics Award
Yves Meyer wins the Abel Prize for development of a theory with applications ranging from watching movies to detecting gravitational waves

Tools of the Battlefield, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 2, 1916

Light-Speed Camera Captures Split-Second Action
The enhanced ultrafast camera is three billion times faster than the one on an iPhone, the researchers say

Pupil Size: A Measure of Trust?
Researchers examine why and when we unconsciously mirror another person's pupil size when we lock eyes

Is It Your Turn to Speak? Watch My Eyes
We signal our intention to speak or pause for a reply by where we direct our eyes

The Mystery of the Cat’s Inner Eyelid
The real question is, why don’t humans have one, too?

How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other
Dozens of labs are investigating the internet phenomenon and developing new explanations

The Current Biology of the Dress
This week the first wave of research from scientific journals has begun to be published; Current Biology has posted a trio of papers by three different prominent competing color vision labs, each describing their initial studies of The Dress. So in celebration of the scientific enterprise and its surprise boost from the world of fashion: here is a summary of those first three studies for reading pleasure.