Category: 7. Science

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream of sound?

Researchers from UC San Francisco have begun to answer that question with two…

On Friday night, you will be able to see the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus.

Kelly Beatty, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope, joins Here & Now with detailed instructions on what to look for.

Tips for seeing Uranus

Kelly Beatty: “Uranus is the…

From measuring one’s mass to boosting the almost 1 million pounds (454,000 kilograms) that comprise the entire orbiting complex, the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station had a busy week in Earth orbit.

Orbital observation

It’s…

In a new study publishing November 19 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a gene-editing technology called CRISPR to increase a fungus’s production efficiency and cut its production-related…

The possibility of traversable wormholes, tunnels connecting distant points in spacetime, relies on exotic matter that violates conventional energy conditions, a concept physicists continue to explore. Hicham Zejli, working independently in…

Last week, Blue Origin launched its first interplanetary mission, two spacecraft bound for Mars. It also performed its first successful landing of its New Glenn rocket’s booster stage. On the wave of that success, the Jeff Bezos-owned private…

Skywatching can be breathtaking, but what if you want to photograph the night sky’s stunning sights? That’s where this Dwarflab Dwarf 3 smart telescope comes in. It’s a brilliant telescope at full price, holding its own against pricier…