Harvard research suggests millions of people are wasting their time taking aspirin
If you’ve been taking aspirin every day to lower your risk of heart attack, despite not having an existing history of heart problems, a new …
Articles by Mike Wehner
Watch scientists endure the intense shaking of a Marsquake simulation
Humans have never set foot on Mars, but that’s not stopping scientists from doing their best to understand what it might be like when that …
SpaceX is going to deliver Nickelodeon slime to the International Space Station
The International Space Station is home to a half dozen scientists for the majority of the year, and those brave space travelers carry out all …
New study reveals how a unique fungus creates ‘zombie ants’
If you’re even a casual science fan you’ve likely heard of the cordyceps fungi group before. The genus includes hundreds of known species, but the …
There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought
When NASA and other space agencies from around the world eventually send humans back to the Moon in the coming decades they’ll likely be doing …
Astronomers now believe our galaxy once swallowed a smaller galaxy
For astronomers, discovering new worlds, stars, and even entire galaxies is really only half the battle. Once discovered, explaining how new features of space formed, …
Former NASA intern rakes in nearly $2 million for Moon landing tapes
Earlier this month we learned that some of NASA’s incredibly prized Apollo 11 Moon landing tapes were about to be up for auction. NASA wasn’t …
NASA legend who helped propel astronauts to the Moon dies days after Apollo 11 anniversary
Chris Kraft, NASA’s first flight director and a huge driving force behind the mission that eventually sent astronauts to the Moon, died just days after …
Scientists discovered a new shark species that glows in the dark
Once you get down deep enough in Earth’s oceans, sunlight is hard to come by. But rather than stumble around in the dark in search …
Trio of astronauts safely arrive at the International Space Station
A trio of international space travelers successfully arrived at the International Space Station over the weekend. The arrival of the new crew members brings the …
Doctors are sick and tired of at-home ‘cancer screening’ kits that send people into a panic over nothing
There are probably a lot of things that annoy doctors. Patients diving into symptom-tracking websites like WebMD and convincing themselves they have a dire illness …
India successfully launches Moon mission after earlier scrub
India’s Space Research Organization expected to launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission last week, pushing the country one big step closer to becoming the fourth country to …
Award-winning farm animal busted for using performance-enhancing drugs
There are few things worse than seeing an elite performance ruined by claims of performance-enhancing drugs, but alas, this is the world we live in. …
Ancient fossil offers clues as to when mammals learned how to eat
We humans tend to take our ability to chew and swallow for granted, but as mammals we actually have a pretty complicated system of bones …
Mom of two was misdiagnosed with cancer, endured chemo and surgery before the mistake was found
A mother-of-two from England was misdiagnosed with cancer three years ago, with doctors telling her she had a particularly aggressive form of the disease that …
Watch NASA’s rebroadcast of the Apollo 11 landing and moonwalk right here
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing is this weekend, and NASA has a whole lineup of awesome programming ready for all of us. …
‘Shocking’ study says unfair games feel fair if you’re winning
As someone who reads over various types of scientific research and studies on a daily basis, I feel like I have a pretty good idea …
Wildfires are raging in the Arctic after an unprecedented heatwave
The Arctic is a chilly place, or at least it’s supposed to be, but a recent combination of record-breaking heat and intense wildfires have turned …
Look up! China’s Tiangong-2 space lab is about to fall back to Earth
Today is an important day for China’s space agency. No, the country isn’t launching anything new into space, and in fact, it’s sort of the …
NASA just released gorgeous new panoramas from the Apollo missions
The 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon landing is just days away, and with it comes a whole bunch of retrospective content from the …
NASA quietly pushes back its SLS launch estimates to 2021
NASA really, really wants to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually other planets, but it currently doesn’t have a rocket capable of such feats. …
FDA warns that ‘Big Penis’ supplement works a little too well
The FDA is one of the more vital government agencies when it comes to keeping consumers safe from deceptive marketing and dangerous products, but sometimes …
Red wine may hold a secret that will keep Mars travelers fit
As NASA slowly inches towards the day when it can finally send human travelers to Mars, scientists are doing their best to make sure those …
NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter is apparently also good at spotting supernovas
NASA’s TESS (which stands for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) is built to spot undetected planets orbiting distant stars. I mean, it’s right there in the …
The European Space Agency just updated its massive galaxy map
Back in early 2018, the European Space Agency released the second phase of Milky Way mapping data collected by the agency’s Gaia satellite. With a …
Neil Armstrong’s Moon medal from the Apollo 11 mission just sold for an insane price
We’re now just days away from the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, as well as the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong becoming …
We’re now exactly one year away from NASA’s Mars 2020 launch
This month is a very special one for the folks at NASA. The space agency is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon …
Another asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, but astronomers say it’ll miss us
If you’ve been wringing your hands and saying your goodbyes in advance of the visit from asteroid 2006 QV89 later this year, you can relax. …
L.A.’s earthquake warning app worked as intended… or did it?
Earlier this year the city of Los Angeles launched its very own earthquake warning app. It’s called ShakeAlertLA, and it’s supposed to alert “users within …
Hurting an insect may force it to live in agony for the rest of its life
If your first instinct upon noticing a pesky fly buzzing around your person is to swat at it in the hopes of sending it elsewhere …
