A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physics
Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new […]
More than 4 billion people may not have access to clean water
Access to clean water is a human right — one that half of the world may not have. Out of
Scientists want to send endangered species to the moon
As more and more species near extinction, scientists have been collecting samples from animals, plants and other creatures and storing
The asteroid that may have killed the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter
Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16
A newly approved ‘living drug’ could save more cancer patients’ lives
Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you
‘Turning to Stone’ paints rocks as storytellers and mentors
Turning to StoneMarcia BjornerudFlatiron Books, $28.99 Marcia Bjornerud sits in the basement of a soon-to-be-demolished building at Lawrence University in
The nearest midsized black hole might instead be a horde of lightweights
Contrary to a previous report, there’s no evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s most
What is ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer and how is it treated?
Actress Danielle Fishel made headlines last week when she announced that she had “very, very, very early” breast cancer. “It’s
2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind
A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar
Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere — but you wouldn’t know it from the thermostat. On August 26, a remote