Weekly Science Quiz

Let’s continue with our discussion of string theory from last week , which says that all matter can be broken down to a fundamental particle...

One of the toughest problems in physics is unifying Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which describes gravity on a large scale, wit...

Three illustrations showing white dwarfs  orbiting each other and then colliding. Our Sun is said to be a main sequence star, mean...

Despite the apparent variety of materials in the world around us, we know that everything is made of one thing: matter. But when the unive...

The jets in the southern hemisphere of Enceladus  taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2005. I’ve always been intrigued by the moon...

Navigating the blood-brain barrier is tricky business. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s only fitting we examine the age-...

Sue the T. rex. Notice the wishbone or furcula (circled), the first such bone ever found on a T. rex. Sue, the world’s biggest, most...