Category: 7. Science

Researchers working to explain the higher-than-expected optical performance of transparent ceramics have turned to a controversial new concept, known as “zentropy theory.”

Described as a blend of quantum mechanics,

The gentle giants that are the sea cows – meaning manatees and dugongs – are some of the most iconic animals out there, but they’ve also become vulnerable to extinction through the actions of humans – and it’s not even the first time…

The idea of humans living beyond Earth was once only possible in science fiction, but now space agencies are making plans to bring space colonization closer to reality. NASA and SpaceX are exploring long-term missions to the moon and Mars,…

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• The fifth state of matter—the ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)—has been an invaluable tool in unlocking the secrets of quantum physics.

• Now,…

China has broken its own record in hypergravity research after completing construction of its multi-tonne centrifuge that can compress space and time. CHIEF1900, built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group, is the newest hypergravity machine…

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren’t safe from them in rivers either.

Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands analyzed isotopes in several…

Many astronomical sights have received cool nicknames, but it’s hard to compete with the “cosmic fire of creation.”

Better known as the Orion Nebula (and officially dubbed Messier 42), the nebula is an enormous cloud of gas and dust where…

Surprise, surprise: SpaceX shattered its single-year launch record again in 2025.

Elon Musk‘s company has now set a new mark six years in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly. The record has risen from 25 orbital liftoffs in 2020 to…