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Cookie-Cutter Supernovas Might Come in Different Flavors
Astronomers thought that all Type Ia supernovas shine with the same brightness, making them incredibly useful cosmic yardsticks. But uncertainty over what causes these explosions has led researchers to reconsider their assumptions.
Reinventing Staten Island
The ecological philosophy of turning a garbage dump into a park.
The Best Burger Place Is a Lab
Growing meat cell by cell is better for your wallet and the world.
Re-Inventing Gravity
Many scientists believe Einstein’s theory of general relativity will need to be modified. What new evidence will point the way?
Mapping the Human Exposome
It’s now possible to map a person’s lifetime exposure to nutrition, bacteria, viruses, and environmental toxins—which profoundly influence human health.
Resetting the Clock of Life
We know that the circadian clock keeps time in every living cell, controlling biological processes such as metabolism, cell division, and DNA repair, but we don’t understand how.
The Mystery of Dark Matter
The vastness of the universe is mostly full of dark matter and dark energy, which we can’t see and don’t yet understand.
The Kafkaesque Process of Cancer Diagnosis
Why reading Kafka’s “The Trial” might comfort patients and enrich the work of oncologists.
What If Scientists Were Celebrities?
GE’s marketing chief speaks about inspiring new science and technology workers.