More than 100 bacteria species can flourish in microwave ovens
Even the microwave oven in your kitchen is not immune to bacteria. The irradiating environment within a microwave oven might […]
The world’s fastest microscope makes its debut
The motion of whizzing electrons has been captured like never before. Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that snaps images
California droughts may help valley fever spread
Long dry spells can give a lethal fungal disease a lift. While California droughts can temporarily keep cases of valley
How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat
2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind
A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar
Mayo is weirdly great for understanding nuclear fusion experiments
Mayonnaise’s texture inspires love and loathing. Either way, it’s perfect for physics experiments. The classic condiment is useful for understanding
Mega El Niños kicked off the world’s worst mass extinction
A barrage of intense, wild swings in climate conditions may have fueled the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history. A
A nuclear clock prototype hints at ultraprecise timekeeping
Scientific clockmakers have crafted a prototype of a nuclear clock, hinting at future possibilities for using atomic nuclei to perform
Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the
Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing
African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life ancient mammal relatives called