NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore. (Image credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore flew on four different spacecraft during his astronaut career, which began way back in 2000. He spent a total of 464 days off Earth and conducted five spacewalks,Continue Reading
Science fiction has always played fast and loose with the rules of time, giving us everything from sleek vehicles to weird contraptions that somehow bend reality. Time machines are the ultimate plot device, letting characters fix mistakes, poke around in history, or get a sneak peek at what’s coming next.Continue Reading
Researchers excavated the cave site in 2021 and 2022. Credit: Trond Klungseth Lødøen Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. On Norway’s frosty northern coast, a cave sat virtually unknown to humans for over 75,000 years. This remote area of the European ArcticContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Just a half-hour drive east of Cairngorms National Park, this forgotten corner of Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland is memorable terrain for a family holiday. Its heather-strewn moors and cairn-topped hills have seen mercifully little development, while the patchy mobile signal helpsContinue Reading
The August issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! Close bar Share FOR THE TECHNOLOGY INSIDER Topics Sections More For IEEE Members For IEEE Members IEEE Spectrum Follow IEEE Spectrum Support IEEE Spectrum IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE — the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineeringContinue Reading
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 11 percent of children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – a developmental disorder caused by differences in brain structure, particularly an imbalance in dopamine and norepinephrine. “ADHD is recognized as one of the moreContinue Reading
Hibernation might sound like an extreme way of life: Animals gain a lot of weight quickly, then drastically slow their metabolism to survive off stored energy through long, cold months. But for all its intensity, hibernation is surprisingly healthy, so much so that researchers are now exploring whether humans carryContinue Reading
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Britain has a deep-rooted relationship with gin. This long and sometimes complicated love affair has evolved from moments of codependency — notably during the 18th-century ‘gin craze’, when many poorer Londoners were hooked on often home-distilled hooch — to the period of relativeContinue Reading
Beneath the ocean’s surface, a symphony ripples and rolls, ricochets and hums—and whales pour their songs into the deep soundscape like streams of molten silver. Deep within the noise, a 32-mile-long cable stretches out from the California coastline along the seafloor, tethered to the ground 3,000 feet below the surface.Continue Reading
The newly renovated Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. displays some of the museum’s most iconic objects. (Image credit: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) Hundreds of people lined up outside of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum onContinue Reading
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