This Star System Contains 5 Potentially Habitable Planets
A team of astronomers from the University of Montreal has discovered a new potentially...
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate...
Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed
A team of astronomers have discovered a curious figure in the universe. It is...
A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency
You can add another name to the thousands of employees leaving NASA as the...
The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both
Ice is a key component in the universe. There are frozen water molecules on...
Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
On July 2, NASA revealed the existence of 3I/ATLAS, only the third ever interstellar...
For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time
That classic result was a way to transform any algorithm with a given time...
On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists and Microplastics for Everyone Else
The fishermen of Puerto Morelos, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, risk their lives every time...
How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories That Last a Lifetime
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Todd Sacktor was...
Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The simplest ideas in...
