Technology

1973 Craters on Venus “Venus is pocked with craters. This fact emerges from studies in which short radio waves were...

A passenger jet flies at about 575 mph once it’s at cruising altitude. That’s nearly nine times faster than a car...

Neuropeptides, small proteins released by the nervous system, regulate how much food animals eat. To find out how long these...

If you’ve ever awoken from a vivid dream only to find that you can’t remember the details by the end...

Throughout history, specific technologies have revolutionized the way we live, work and play. This has often occurred gradually, but occasionally...

Brain development is a carefully choreographed dance. Neurons develop specialized functions and, in small hops, move through the brain to...

Roman Kizyma The first months of war, we didn't have the weekdays, so we just worked seven days, 24 hours. There...

Dig into your pockets and pull out some change. If you’re in the U.S., you’ll probably find some crumpled cash...

For thousands of years, the question of how the heart first beats has captured the imagination and curiosity of philosophers...

Supermassive black holes may tear apart and devour their disk of surrounding dust and gas at a shocking speed, perhaps...