Image courtesy of Pixabay. What comes to mind when you think of hummingbirds? You might think of their rapid heart rate. Or maybe their lightning-fast
Image courtesy of iStock. Have you ever wondered about the math behind a radio signal? Or telephones? Scientists who study electromagnetic physics and mathematics constantly
Image courtesy of Flickr. Trees in urban areas contribute to pollution control and enhance biodiversity. But what happens to dead leaves, fallen branches, and other
Image courtesy of Flickr. Galactic collisions usually resemble a carefully choreographed ballroom dance: picture a pair of galaxies pinwheeling into each other’s arms, their gravitational
Image courtesy of Catherine Kwon. Black Mirror. Ex Machina. The Terminator. Why does television seem to vilify robots and artificial intelligence as a human invention
Image courtesy of Catherine Kwon. Before we turn three months old, humans have already developed an intuitive sense of how the physical world works. If
Image courtesy of Emily Poag. In Greek mythology, any site struck by lightning is considered sacred. By that logic, the Earth’s land must be divine—a
Image courtesy of Flickr. In 2018, Robert Bilott filed a lawsuit against three major chemical companies, 3M, DuPont, and Chemours, on behalf of every American
Image courtesy of Flickr. Mosquitoes are perhaps most well-known for causing 725,000 human deaths annually and being extreme nuisances. The blood-suckers appear and are attracted
Image courtesy of Public Domain Pictures. The Sky is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words is a newly published collection of autobiographical excerpts