Jake Currie
A Speed Camera for the Universe
Astronomers developed a clever method to measure our universe’s expansion
We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars
This deceptively difficult question to answer is vital to exploration
Living Large: Giant Anacondas Blew Up 12 Million Years Ago
Recently unearthed fossilized vertebrae shows the resilience of the massive snakes
Vampire Squid Genome Offers Glimpse Into Octopus Evolution
Scientists decoded the elusive creature’s genome for the first time
The Secret Busy Lives of Small Icy Moons
A surprising churn of activity conducive to life may lie beneath their frigid surfaces
How Did Language Evolve?
A new biocultural perspective points the way
Easter Island Statue Construction Wasn’t a Top-Down Affair
New research reveals moai creation was a decentralized process
The Seven Sisters Get 3,000 New Siblings
New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery
Scientists Gaze Into the Heart of a Cosmic Vampire
New research into white dwarfs could help us measure our universe
Was Dark Matter Just Detected for the First Time?
“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter.”