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Why Do So Many Moons Have Oceans?

One question for Julie Castillo-Rogez, a planetary geophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

May 8, 2023

Tiny Jets on the Sun Power the Colossal Solar Wind

A new analysis argues that ubiquitous eruptions in the sun’s corona explain the vast flow of charged particles seen streaming out through the solar system.

Searching for Life Under a Methane Rain

What future missions to Saturn's moon Titan will reveal about the universe.

May 5, 2023

The Ocean Is Missing Its Rivers

For billions of years, rivers connected continents to the sea. Then we came along.

May 3, 2023

Faulty Memory Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.

May 2, 2023

When Are We OK with Getting Bribed?

One question for Nils Köbis, a social psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

May 1, 2023

The Ancient Architecture that Defies Earthquakes

Stone buildings in northern India reveal secrets of old structures that could save lives.

April 28, 2023

Fish Are Not Insentient Dullards

More stimulating environments for captive fish could improve scientific research.

April 26, 2023

The Comet Year

What the COVID-19 pandemic portends.

April 26, 2023

The Strange Life of Glass

This essential substance has a history—and future—that’s far from clear.

April 25, 2023

What Makes Someone Forgettable?

One question for Michèle Belot, an economist at Cornell University.