Our Universe Is Finely Tuned For Life, And There’s an Explanation For Why That Is So
Physically speaking, our Universe seems uncannily perfect. It stands to reason that if it wasn’t, life as we know it – and planets, atoms, everything else really – wouldn’t exist.…
Warming Events Could Destabilize The Antarctic Ice Sheet Soon. Very Soon
Here’s another reminder of the precarious position that the world’s climate and ecosystems are in: a new study estimates that global warming could push the Antarctic ice sheet past a…
Even Tiny, Very Hungry Caterpillars Have a Large Impact on Carbon Emissions
Outbreaks of invasive moth caterpillars, Lymantria dispar dispar, and forest tent caterpillar moths, Malacasoma disstria, occur at least every five years in temperate forests. The insects munch through so many…
New Lie Detector Can Read Facial Muscles You Don’t Even Know You’re Using
Humans are notoriously woeful lie detectors, even when staring liars straight in the face. A machine learning tool trained to detect tell-tale signs of lying has been found to do…
Subatomic Particles Falling From The Sky Are Exposing The Inner Secrets of Volcanoes
Muons are everywhere. Unbeknownst to you, several hundred strike your head every second. These subatomic particles – created when cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere – are harmless and quickly…
Amazing Video Reveals a New Kind of Leidenfrost Effect We’ve Never Seen Before
Above 193 °C (379 °F) something almost magical happens to water in a pan. Called the Leidenfrost effect, when you sprinkle water onto a hot surface, the drops float above…