Science
General science, physics, chemistry, biology, and scientific discoveries that shape our understanding of the world.
Why Does Ice Float Instead of Sink?
Drop a stone into water and it sinks. Put wood on the surface and it floats. But freeze the water into ice and something unusual happens: the solid form becomes…
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Quantum Tunneling: How Particles Cross Impossible Barriers
Imagine throwing a ball at a wall so massive and dense that, according to classical physics, there is simply no…
Why Does Time Slow Down Near Massive Objects?
Imagine two identical clocks. One remains at sea level. The other is carried to the top of a mountain. They…
How Do We Measure the Age of a Star?
When you look at a star, you are not seeing a simple clock frozen in space. You are seeing the…
The Mystery of Dark Matter: What Is Holding Galaxies Together?
Galaxies contain enormous amounts of mass, but when astronomers measure how that mass moves, something does not add up. Stars…
Why Mars’s Ancient Riverbeds Matter in the Search for Life
Mars is cold, dry and hostile today, but its surface contains channels, valleys, minerals and sediments that indicate water once…
Bennu: What an Asteroid Is Teaching Us About the Ingredients of Life
Bennu is only about half a kilometer wide, yet a sample returned from this asteroid may help answer one of…
Why Zero Changed the Way Humanity Thinks
An Indian-rooted exploration of a question with global relevance.
The Genius of Ancient Indian Mathematics: From Zero to Infinity
Indian mathematicians made major contributions to zero, place-value notation, algebra, trigonometry and mathematical astronomy. Those ideas developed over centuries and…
CRISPR and the Power to Edit Life
CRISPR-based tools can make targeted changes to DNA and are already influencing medicine, agriculture and biological research. Their power also…