Science

The universe may have a complicated shape, similar to a doughnut

Science May 13, 2024

Physicists haven’t yet ruled out the possibility that the universe has a complicated topology in which space loops back around on itself.

A less strong magnetic field might have allowed marine life to become larger

Science May 9, 2024

The reduced shielding from cosmic radiation may have led to higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, which in turn allowed for the growth of larger animals.

NASA’s financial problems endanger ambitious space research

Science May 8, 2024

Mars Sample Return and missions to study other planets and celestial bodies, including lunar efforts, face big cuts and delays.

This snake pretends to be dead in a very extreme way — and it seems to work

Science May 7, 2024

Lampreys have cells that trigger the response to 'fight or flight', challenging ideas about the evolution of the nervous system

May 7, 2024

The families of Chinese women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II are asking for an apology and payment from Japan in a significant legal case

May 3, 2024

Watch Water Levitate, Flow Up, & Swirl the Wrong Way in the Other Hemisphere

Physics June 20, 2015

The conventional wisdom is all wrong. Countless parents and teachers have gotten it twisted. The BBC and PBS aired bogus explanations. Even textbooks have botched the story. The Earth’s rotation, and the Coriolis effect that results, do not cause water to circle the drain in opposite directions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Nautilus Members […]