Maddie Bender
Mathematicians Made a Basic Discovery in Shapes After 2,000 Years
A group of mathematicians just made a fundamental discovery about the 12-sided dodecahedron, opening up new avenues for research millenia after Plato first described the shape.
A Mysterious Crater Suddenly Opened Up in the Arctic Tundra
Mysterious craters have been popping up in the Arctic tundra in recent years, and the latest example is 50 meters deep.
Scientists Found Rust on the Moon. That Should Be Impossible
Rust requires oxygen, water, and the right conditions, all of which the Moon lacks. So where did a newly discovered iron oxide come from? Earth is one possibility.
Scientists Detected a New Kind of Black Hole Being Born in a Bizarre Event
A merger with a black hole possessing an unexplained 'forbidden mass' created the first conclusive example of an intermediate black hole in the most massive merger ever detected using ripples in spacetime.
Scientists Discovered a Massive 'Bridge' Between Galaxy Clusters
The discovery of the bridge is another tantalizing step towards observing the cosmic web: the vast network of dark matter and hydrogen gas believed to form the backbone of the universe.
Scientists Created AI to Analyze People's Dreams on a Massive Scale
Scientists analyzed 24,000 dream reports using AI in the largest dream analysis study to date to test the 'continuity hypothesis'—the idea that dreams are influenced by and interact with waking life.
Particles From Space Are Messing With Our Quantum Computers, Scientists Discover
In an incredible example of cosmic scales meeting the tiniest possible realm, scientists found that radiation including cosmic rays causes superconducting qubits to slip into disarray.
This Scientist Spent Decades Cataloging 57,424 Man-Made Objects in Space
The General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects is the most complete catalog of satellites, spacecraft, debris, space organizations, and launches, ever compiled. Its creator, astronomer Jonathan McDowell, put it online for anyone to use, for free.
A DIY Vaccine Can't Solve the COVID-19 Crisis
An effective vaccine needs to reach an entire population, not just a handful of citizen scientists.
It's OK If Countries Hack Each Other's Vaccines
Warnings of Russian hacking by Western governments underscore that a Covid-19 vaccine shouldn't be something anyone can 'steal' in the first place.
OK, WTF Is Hydroxychloroquine and Can it Treat Coronavirus?
The antimalarial drug has been talked about as a promising treatment for Covid-19 by Elon Musk and Donald Trump, but the science isn't nearly there yet.
You Can Now Access 1.4 Million Books for Free Thanks to the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is temporarily eliminating waitlists for tons of ebooks to create a National Emergency Library open to anyone with an internet connection.