Becky Ferreira
Contributor
The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object 'Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say
A new study claims to definitively point to a natural origin for 'Oumuamua, but alien-hunting Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is not convinced.
Scientists Are Preparing to Create a Traversable Quantum Wormhole
"Counterportation" through a wormhole "gives you the end goal of the object being reconstituted across space, but we can verify that nothing has passed."
A Growing Number of Scientists Are Convinced the Future Influences the Past
“Our instincts of time and causation are our deepest, strongest instincts that physicists and philosophers—and humans—are loath to give up,” said one scientist.
EPA to Finally Limit Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Widespread in Drinking Water
Almost everybody tested by the CDC has toxic PFAS in their blood. Now, the EPA has proposed the first limits for drinking water.
Dogs Living in Chernobyl Have Adapted with DNA Mutations, Study Suggests
The population of dogs thriving in the Exclusion Zone have mutated genes pertaining to DNA repair and immune response.
Physicists Are Searching for Signs of a Second 'Dark' Big Bang to Solve a Major Mystery
Dark matter in the universe might be so mysterious because it has a completely different origin to the rest of the cosmos, a new theory proposes.
Earth's Life-Nourishing Water Came From Interstellar Space, Scientists Find
Earth’s water, the key ingredient for life as we know it, likely originated many billions of years ago on dust grains in interstellar space.
One 'Super-Earth' Could Destroy Our Own Planet, Study Finds
A super-Earth existing in our solar system is so far hypothetical, but its effects would be incomprehensibly destructive.
Olympic Pool-Sized Asteroid Has ‘Very Small Chance of Impacting Earth’, NASA Says
Newly-discovered asteroid 2023DW has a 1-in-625 chance of colliding with Earth in 2046, according to current estimates.
Ripples in Spacetime Are Passing Through You Right Now. This Mission Will Reveal Their Secrets.
At the European Space Agency's main technology hub in the Netherlands, a futuristic space mission that will uncover cosmic mysteries is taking shape.
'Unfortunate and Amusing': Balloon Enthusiasts Undeterred by U.S. Air Force Shootdowns
“I had that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach,” said one picoballoon hobbyist. "We knew it would come eventually. We really didn't think it would go that way.”
Scientists Glimpse Faint Shocks in Cosmic Web that Links the Universe
For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted the glow from “the formation and growth of the large-scale structure of the Universe,” reports a new study.