Sci-Fi

Disney is unequivocally the world’s leader in 3D simulations of hair — something of a niche talent in a way, but useful if you make movies like Tangled, where hair is basically the main character. […]

Illustration of the moon and Venus Image: Sky & Telescope / Stellarium By Miriam Kramer2018-07-14 11:00:00 UTC Summer is a great time to catch up on some stargazing.  The nights are warm, and in most […]

Elon’s here to save the daaaay. Image: Diego Donamaria/Getty Images for SXSW By Keith Wagstaff2018-07-11 22:36:50 UTC Fresh off saving a soccer team visiting Thailand with a tiny submarine, Elon Musk is embarking on another […]

The current world speed record for riding a bike down a straight, flat road was set in 2012 by a Dutch team, but the Swiss have a plan to topple their rivals — with a […]

A team of German scientists recently developed a spectacular new cochlear implant that uses light to simulate sound. So far it’s only been tested on gerbils, but the results are promising. Cochlear implants are a […]

You’re standing in a lush forest 230 million years ago in what is now Argentina.  You’re alone among the Triassic shrubbery. Suddenly, an elephant-sized dinosaur comes lumbering your way through the overgrowth. The dinosaur looks […]

Nearly 40 large wildfires now burn across the United States.  Blazes are expected this time of year, with hot air, dry land, and gusty winds stoking big fires throughout the western U.S. But today, twice […]

A fast moving haboob approaches storm chasers in Arizona. Image: courtesy of Mike Olbinski By Mark Kaufman2018-07-10 20:18:43 UTC On Monday evening in southern Arizona, cars and trucks disappeared from the usually well-trafficked Interstate 8 highway. […]

A crooked industry in China has been releasing ozone-depleting chemicals into Earth’s atmosphere for years. Now, many of the culprits have been exposed.  CFC-11, an illegal chemical used to make foam insulation used in homes […]

Enceladus and Saturn. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech  By Miriam Kramer2018-07-09 22:27:37 UTC A planet and its moon are getting chatty in deep space.  A new video from NASA shows off the complicated interactions between plasma waves moving […]