Recent Work
Introducing silicene
Electronics engineers are constantly seeking the next great thing, the supermaterial that will allow for devices even [Read More]
The secret songs of giant beavers
Giant beavers, which vanished from North America about 10,000 years ago, had a secret in their heads: a long [Read More]
Dolphin dimples detect electricity
German scientists have found that Guiana dolphins can detect tiny electric fields using special organs in their [Read More]
For Kids
Searching for underground water, from the sky
Keeping track of water makes for tricky science. It drains through soil, slips through cracks in rocks and refills underwater reserves. It bubbles up through springs and runs [Read More]
Math stories
Prize awarded for largest mathematical proof
The largest proof in mathematics is colossal in every dimension – from the 100-plus people needed to crack it to its 15,000 pages of calculations. Now the man who [Read More]