New breakthrough could yield the first 100% recyclable plastics
We’re surrounded by plastics for much of our lives. Plastics are cheap and easy to make, they’re often incredibly durable, and they last just about …
We’re surrounded by plastics for much of our lives. Plastics are cheap and easy to make, they’re often incredibly durable, and they last just about …
If Earth were ever to be threatened by a large space rock — and it definitely will at some point in the future — humanity …
Humans who lived 1,000 years ago could never have imagined the incredible advancements the subsequent centuries would bring. What we consider to be our mundane …
Mars is a dry and dusty place, and strong winds can kick up huge plumes of material that block out the Sun for days, weeks, …
Today at Google’s I/O 2019 keynote the company announced a new upgrade for some of its most important smart home products. Positioning its new products …
The world is a strange place when you’re 13 years old. You’re tackling a variety of school subjects while trying to navigate the choppy waters …
We often take modern conveniences like keyless entry and automatic garage doors for granted, but residents of North Olmsted, Ohio, just experienced what it is …
Mars as we know it today is a mostly dry, dusty place with a few pockets of ice in remote regions. It’s barren and we’re …
Not many things went right for NASA and SpaceX last week. Their desire to send a routine resupply mission, CRS-17, to the International Space Station …
Some of the world’s top scientists and disaster response teams spent a big chunk of last week simulating what might happen if a large asteroid …
The relationship between the U.S. government and UFO researchers has always been a strange one. Releases of information on UFO observations by the government have …
I’m not going to venture a guess as to what percentage of the population regularly cracks their necks, but I have to imagine it’s pretty …
It’s been well over a week since news first broke of a serious malfunction with SpaceX’s hotly anticipated Crew Dragon capsule. The spacecraft self-destructed during …
People who live across the Midwestern U.S. know that tornadoes are just something you have to deal with. They can be utterly devastating, of course, …
Resupply missions to the International Space Station are typically routine affairs, and SpaceX has completed well over a dozen such missions ahead of this week’s …
There are lots of rules out there when it comes to cooking meat, and, of all the common meats you might find yourself cooking, chicken …
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of those things that seems like it’s always been around. Its mission, which just recently passed the 29 year …
SpaceX might be leading the charge in the realm of commercial space flight, but it’s not a one-horse race. Several other startups are working hard …
NASA’s InSight lander has been sitting safely on Mars for a number of months now after landing back in late 2018, and it’s already making …
Despite their reputation for offering painful stings — a result of the general confusion between bees and wasps — bees are absolutely vital to our …
Roughly a decade from now, a rather sizable space rock is going to have a very close encounter with Earth — on Friday the 13th, …
Like many of the larger bodies in our solar system, Saturn’s massive moon Titan has long been of interest to astronomers due to its unique …
Nothing would excite astronomers more than to discover a planet somewhere out there with obvious signs of life, but it just hasn’t happened yet. Earth, …
Back in January skywatchers were treated to a gorgeous lunar eclipse that was visible across multiple continents. It made headlines as the “Super Blood Wolf …
NASA is staffed with some of the brightest minds in engineering, astronomy, and mathematics. You wouldn’t expect anyone to even attempt to pull the wool …
It’s only been a little over a week since a static test fire of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon resulted in what appeared to be the complete …
It’s been nearly a year and a half since Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier experienced one of the most frightening sports injuries in recent memory. A …
Electric vehicles might very well be the future, with nearly ever major automaker at least dabbling in fully electric cars and some of them betting …
The United States just hit a major milestone, but not the kind that anyone should be proud of. With over 700 confirmed cases of the …
Coming down with a cold is a major pain, and sometimes it’s impossible to know when or where you even got it. That’s the nature …