Why Astronomers Have Stopped Hoping For A Once-In-A-Lifetime Exploding Star (For Now)
It’s a treasured opportunity some astronomers have waited decades for, but they also fear it could come at just the wrong time.
Light Experiment Shows Atoms “Seem To Spend A ‘Negative’ Amount Of Time” In An Excited State
The concept of negative time might have more physical significance than previously thought.
An Electrical Donut And Magnetic Horns Spotted Around Mercury During Quick Flyby
The data paints a more complex picture of the magnetic field around Mercury.
Explosion Equivalent To Five North Korean Nuclear Bombs Triggered Tongan Volcano Eruption
Underwater volcanoes don’t usually erupt this way.
IFLScience The Big Questions: What Would A Human On Mars Look Like?
Could making a home on an alien world take us on a different evolutionary trajectory?
New Toothed Toad Species Surprises Scientists On Expedition To Vietnam’s “Froggy Hotspot”
The Mount Po Ma Lung toothed toad has a row of tiny teeth on the roof of its mouth.
We’re Not Imagining It, Dolphins Really Do Smile When Playing With Friends
The roots of human facial expressions might go back a very long way.
Incredibly, A Blue Shark Survived Being Impaled Through The Skull By A Swordfish
The animal’s wound looked old and it had been eating normally until it was caught off the southern Albanian coast.
Volcanic Islands Had The Conditions For RNA To Replicate, Initiating Life
The long contest for where life began has a new contender.