Medieval Arabic texts help researchers track down explosive star deaths
Supernovas are the largest explosions humans have ever observed. They can occur when massive stars run out of fuel and...
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Walmart’s early Black Friday laptop deals including a full-fledged gaming PC for $499
Black Friday is a great time to grab a new laptop and Walmart has started its deals early. Right now,...
Why some scientists say our universe is Sad Millennial Beige
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
Black hole unleashes brightest flare ever—brighter than 10 trillion suns
It’s hard to wrap your head around the fundamentals of a black hole. From event horizons to singularity points and...
Food scraps could power future airplanes
One person’s trash is another person’s… jet fuel? Strange as it might sound, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign...
Our pick for best value powered bookshelf speakers are on sale for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
Edifier has a long-standing reputation for crafting powered speakers that deliver exceptional value for their price, and the MR5 2.0 is the...
Swap your boiler for a money-saving heat pump
Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their...
Einstein’s handwritten encyclopedia entry could fetch $200,000
The draft of an encyclopedia article written by Albert Einstein explaining his Theory of Relativity is up for auction. Although,...
44 million Milky Way stars glimmer in galaxy’s largest 3D map
A new 3D map can take you 4,000 light years from the sun–without leaving Earth. This first-of-its kind project from...
100 years ago, ‘ghost ship’ sails baffled Einstein—now they’re making a comeback
On the rough and icy waters of the North Sea in 1925, an unusual vessel plowed its way from Danzig,...
How much carbon can we safely store underground? Much less than previously thought.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Drawing down carbon from the air and stashing...
Can ‘ice batteries’ cool down our soaring energy demands?
Researchers at Texas A&M University are perfecting a deceptively simple solution to our increasingly overburdened energy grid: ice-cooled buildings. This...
