Scientists Find 'Second Earth'
Scientists are calling Gliese 581C the most Earth-like planet ever discovered. It's thought to have both atmosphere and water. The planet is 1½ times the size of our planet and makes an annual orbit around... More »
Scientists are calling Gliese 581C the most Earth-like planet ever discovered. It's thought to have both atmosphere and water. The planet is 1½ times the size of our planet and makes an annual orbit around... More »
Here's a fascinating video. To reduce the severity of his seizures, Joe had the bridge between his left and right cerebral hemispheres (the corpus callosum) severed. The treatment terminated nearly all communication between his brain's... More »
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the unnameable lately, you’re in good company. Scientists just discovered a swath of universe in which there’s really, well, nothing: "The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies,... More »
(Aug. 17, 2007) - Scientists from the Ulysses mission have proven that sounds generated deep inside the Sun cause the Earth to shake and vibrate in sympathy. They have found that Earth’s magnetic field, atmosphere... More »
Where will we be 50,000 years from now? What about 7 billion? - Here's an animation that takes us on a ride as it attempts to answer both of those questions. For the best experience... More »
How did life begin? Is time an illusion? Why do we sleep? Is the universe actually made of information? What is at the Earth's core? - John Hodgman takes a look at 42 of the... More »
Here's an excellent read, gang. - "Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama."... More »
The Bush administration has repeatedly stated that it opposes expanded embryonic stem cell research because it would involve destroying human embryos. Now that scientists have discovered a way to experiment on stem cells without killing... More »
New Scientist Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals: true or false? This simple question is splitting America apart, with a growing proportion thinking that we did not descend from... More »