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Bigfoot and beyond: Why tales of wild men endureStories of an elusive, hirsute man-ape are not limited to the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest. What is it about the idea of an untamed version of ourselves that resonates so deeply?
Can tourism propel space exploration to new heights?A ticket to the moon may seem like the ultimate billionaire's indulgence. But space tourism just might broaden horizons in space for us all.
First LookJapanese billionaire will invite 'creatives' on first private moon flightElon Musk announced that billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be on board for SpaceX's first private moon flight in 2023. Mr. Maezawa plans to invite artists, architects, and designers to travel with him as his guests in order to create a work of art that reflects the experience.聽
At the Ig Nobel Prize awards, science meets sillinessAn annual tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony at Harvard highlights the importance of play, lateral thinking, and outright frivolity in the natural sciences.
Water: An in-depth look at the surfaceChildren love to play with water. But water can also be a great medium to explore scientific concepts. This series of experiments delves into the properties of surface tension.
Polymers: Turning milk into plasticPlastics are present in nearly every aspect of children's lives. This experiment offers children a window into the history of plastics as well as a chance to observe chemical reactions.
Chronostasis: Make time freezeFew things are as constant as the passage of time. But with this simple experiment, children can see first hand how their mind can alter their perceptions of time.
Balloon rockets bring spaceflight physics homeRocket science is often used as shorthand for something nearly impossible to comprehend. This experiment uses ordinary household objects to demonstrate basic principles of space flight.聽
Supercool: Freeze water in secondsWater is the most abundant compound on Earth. But even mundane materials can sometimes behave in unexpected ways.
First Look1600s Native American fort is one of the most important Northeast findsIn addition to the fort's remains, archaeologists found artifacts including arrow and spear tips that date back an estimated 3,000 years. The site is one of only about a half-dozen in the Northeast to have evidence of Native Americans' first encounters with Europeans.聽
First LookPrehistoric pedigree: fossil shows genetic mix in lineageScientists claim the discovery of a new fossil specimen supports the theory that extinct human subspecies, like Denisovans and Neanderthals, were absorbed into Homo sapiens populations instead of being wiped out in warfare.
How to deflect an asteroid hurtling toward EarthAsteroids collide with planets all the time, so scientists at NASA are working to prepare for the unlikely possibility of a major collision.
Cover StoryChasing asteroids: Dual missions sniff out clues to solar system's pastTwo missions to bring back space rocks will provide clues about the origins of the solar system and the threat of a doomsday collision with Earth.
When science meets history: Sorting out the path of the first AmericansThe story of human history is in many ways one of migration. But that tale isn鈥檛 always easy to tell. Sometimes we need science to teach us.
First LookNASA's newest probe to be first to 'touch' the sunNASA's Solar Parker Probe, designed to withstand heat like nothing before it, will hurtle through the solar atmosphere and get nearly seven times closer to the sun than any previous spacecraft.聽- Why a subglacial Martian lake raises hopes for alien lifeA huge reservoir of liquid water discovered beneath the southern Martian ice cap looks remarkably similar to subglacial lakes in Greenland and Antarctica, which are thought to host hordes of living organisms.
Snoopy spurs kids to shoot for the moonAstronaut training starts early. The rigors of the college astro-courses require a solid foundation in STEM built from an early age. So NASA has enlisted Snoopy to inspire children to reach for the stars.
First LookSouth Africa's MeerKAT telescope will help uncover next space frontierMeerKAT, a 64-dish telescope, was inaugurated into the larger Square Kilometre Array聽instrument on Friday. When finished in the late 2020s, the network of telescopes will be able to scan the sky 10,000 times faster with 50 times the sensitivity of any other telescope.- First LookSouth Africa's MeerKAT telescope will help uncover next space frontierMeerKAT, a 64-dish telescope, was inaugurated into the larger Square Kilometre Array聽instrument on Friday. When finished in the late 2020s, the network of telescopes will be able to scan the sky 10,000 times faster with 50 times the sensitivity of any other telescope.
Neutrino demonstration heralds a new way of observing the cosmosCompelling evidence that an ultrahigh-energy neutrino originated in a blazar some 4 billion light-years away shows how astronomy can be done using an entirely different kind of particle.
