X-raying eggs while they cook reveals how egg white becomes solid
By Karina Shah Eggs change a lot during cooking – and we’re closer to understanding…
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Can Alien Smog Lead Us to Extraterrestrial Civilizations?
Last March, when Ravi Kopparapu was still working from his desk at the Goddard Space…
The Secret Behind North Dakota’s Speedy Vaccine Rollout
Compared with chains, independent pharmacies are more likely to serve rural areas and low-income ones…
We may have to rewrite our understanding of gravity
There is a mismatch between two ways of measuring galactic mass. Dark matter is one…
How Far Away From Perseverance Did the Descent Stage Land?
Dare Mighty Things. That was the hidden message in the parachute of the Mars Perseverance…
If You Transplant a Head, Does Its Consciousness Follow?
In the book you describe White meeting a 45-year-old Cleveland man named Craig Vetovitz. He…
Anthony Fauci Pleads: Don’t Declare Victory
Considering that urgency, some have argued that we should hold off on giving people the…
A warp drive that doesn’t break the laws of physics is possible
By Leah Crane A pancake-shaped ship would make an ideal warp drive Korolkoff/Getty Images Warp…
Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them
On July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques sent a letter to his cousin—one Pierre Le Pers,…
How Elon Musk Convinced Gwynne Shotwell to Join SpaceX
This story is adapted from Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched…