A distant quasar’s black hole is surprisingly large for its galaxy
The first glimpse of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has revealed an astronomical […]
This light-based engineer’s computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he was
22 pesticides show link to prostate cancer
Nearly two dozen pesticides are linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, researchers report Nov.
Dietary evidence reinforces the reputation of Clovis hunters as mammoth killers
The ancient North Americans are increasingly looking like experienced mammoth killers. Archaeologists have long debated whether the Clovis people, who
The spiky filaments of a zombie star shed light on a 12th-century supernova
About 7,500 light years from Earth lurks a zombie star cloaked in long tentacles of hot sulfur. No one knows
Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics into the quantum age
Imagine Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airplanes. Steam robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in hats
The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old creature that’s so big it can be seen from space.
Proposed time limits for anesthesia may have compromised patient safety
After a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced Dec. 5 that it had dropped plans that would have
A cosmic census triples the known number of black holes in dwarf galaxies
A colossal census of the cosmos has more than tripled the number of active black holes known to inhabit miniature
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to