Severance, the extremely popular Apple TV+ series about office workers who undergo brain surgery so that their home selves have no knowledge or memory of their working selves, and vice versa, is often described as science fiction. That’s a reasonable characterization, since the simple outpatient brain surgery that splits a person between an “innie” at … Read more
The Odysseus spacecraft as it approached the moon Intuitive Machines The first successful use of a radio telescope on the moon has kicked off a new era of astronomy that could shed light on the cosmic dark ages – despite a bumpy landing. NASA’s ROLSES-1 (Radio wave Observations at the Lunar Surface of the photoElectron … Read more
The Spectrum rocket on the launch pad at Andøya Space Center in Norway Wingmen-Media Preparations are under way for a rocket test flight in Norway that could make history and give Europe greater independence from the market leader in orbital launches, the United States. Who is behind the rocket launch? The company that developed the … Read more
What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we share with all vertebrates. Humans, other land vertebrates, and jawed fish have synovial joints. The lubricated cavity within these joints … Read more
This article is part of series of Nautilus interviews with artists, you can read the rest here. Science and art are two sides of the same coin. From da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” to Darwin’s sketches of finches to modern data visualization infographics, illustration has played a vital role in both recording and communicating scientific knowledge. … Read more
As far as we know, Bigfoot isn’t in therapy, so it’s unlikely he’s going to find himself. That means it’s time to do this right. No more grainy video or photos that turn out to just be some random guy in the woods. No, we’re doing this with drones, specifically this one because it has … Read more
We thank the members of the Wells Wood Research Group for testing and feedback on the PDA website. M.C. is supported by a PhD studentship from the UK Research and Innovation-funded EastBio Doctoral Training Partnership programme. M.J.S., C.W.W. and D.N.W. are supported by a UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Strategic Longer and Larger … Read more
Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to reach us. We’ve dubbed it the Big Wheel, with our findings published March 17 in Nature Astronomy. This giant disk galaxy existed within … Read more
Written by Conor Hayes, Graduate Student at York University Earth planning date: Monday, March 17, 2025 Last week I was in Houston, Texas, at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The mid-March weather in Houston is often more like mid-summer weather here in Toronto, so it has been a bit of a shock coming home … Read more
Joplin, Missouri, experienced one of the most costly and destructive tornadoes in U.S. history on May 22, 2011. With recorded wind speeds exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h), this EF5 tornado ripped through the city, leveling homes, businesses and hospitals. The costliest tornado in American history, it caused over $2.8 billion in damages ($4.04 billion adjusted … Read more