DNA Computer Performs Calculations Using Billions of Molecules in a Drop of Water
A DNA computer, built from billions of molecules in a drop of water, settles into its lowest-energy state to reveal the answer.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
Fat Bear Week 2023 hits its biggest numbers yet as Katmai’s grizzlies feast on salmon
Alaska's brown bears return for Fat Bear Week 2026, a 16-bear bracket where Chunk seeks a repeat amid a record cub boom.
Grant Sanderson Argues Math Is More Than Proof, So Stop Treasuring Proofs Above All Else
A case for rewarding explanations over proofs in mathematics, lest machines render human understanding obsolete.
Grooves found on ancient hunter-gatherer teeth suggest they sucked betel nuts
Ancient Indonesian teeth show strange grooves, and scientists think they know why: decades of betel nut sucking.
Rings Around Tiny Body Chariklo Change Over Decade
Tiny Chariklo's rings have changed in a decade: one grew denser, the other vanished, per new Webb observations.
Study Finds Climate Models’ Misread Ocean Temperatures Shift the North Pacific Jet Stream Southward
A study finds that climate model biases in sea surface temperatures shift the North Pacific jet stream southward, affecting weather and projections.
Moon Phase Today: What the Moon Will Look Like on September 19, 2026
Tonight's Waxing Gibbous Moon shows Mare Vaporum, Mare Serenitatis, and Mare Fecunditatis. Binoculars reveal craters; telescopes show Apollo landing sites.
SpaceX built the Raptor engine by cutting out bureaucracy and letting engineers make fast decisions
From a tangle of pipes to a sleek powerhouse, SpaceX's Raptor engine's evolution is a remarkable tale of engineering progress.
Nat Geo’s ‘Moment on the Earth’ series films brown bears at Brooks River in Katmai National Park
Nat Geo's 'Moment on the Earth' spotlights mother bears raising cubs in Alaska's Katmai National Park, a sanctuary amid rising fuel costs.
Physicists keep probing the LHC data for signs of quantum black holes
UCSB physicists extend their search for quantum black holes at the LHC, probing tiny, fleeting singularities formed in particle collisions.
Ancient Greek Words Trace Back to an Older, Vanished Tongue Spoken by Early Settlers
A newsletter makes the case that Ancient Greek words like olive, sea, and Athena come from languages spoken before the Indo-Europeans arrived.
Medieval Chinese Skeleton May Reveal First Physical Proof of Nose-Cutting Punishment
A medieval Chinese skeleton may bear the first physical proof of a brutal punishment once known only from ancient texts.