Category: 7. Science

Most often celebrated for their dazzling biodiversity, coral reefs have more recently been found to have played a profound role in orchestrating the rhythm of Earth’s carbon…

“The Clairvoyant”

 That man had a beautiful, exotic name—Leo. And that’s what he looked like too, like a lion.

He had let his hair and beard grow long, and one harsh winter they’d both gone gray, God knows why.

Leo the…

Illustration: Xihe sun exploration satellite

“With the help of the Xihe satellite, we can obtain full-disk solar spectra at more than 300 wavelength points simultaneously every 46 seconds. Each wavelength corresponds to different layers of the…

The lovely double star 145 Canis Majoris near the tail of the Big Dog offers stunning contrasting colors through binoculars or a telescope.