What if we told you this lesson was about planets outside our solar system passing gas? But don't worry, it's *physics* gas! Students will learn a lot, we promise.
What happens when a planet forms near a back hole? That's what a bunch of researchers wanted to know. And it turns out that it's not too unlike a scene in the old movie Spaceballs where the [...]
What do we do about the microscopic particle of all-things-bad coronavirus? Well, to quote Matt Damon in The Martian: We’re going to have to science the *bleep* out of this. And it's never been [...]
Remember when our solar system had nine planets? (If you don't, please don't tell me because it reminds me of how old I am). Well, not satisfied with eight planets, some astronomers have been [...]
The vastness of space can boggle the mind, but when it comes down to it, the same forces that determine what happens when you drop an apple in the lunch line also determine how galaxies form and [...]
Picture it: A giant (like, seriously giant) tray full of bacteria. Billions and billions of bacteria just growing and spreading. A germaphobe's worst nightmare? Nah. These bacteria (like most [...]
Seen one solid, you've seen them all, right? Of course not. In fact, researchers recently developed a whole new type of solid that might be the key to future technologies, from clean energy to [...]
What do aching knees, a sore back, diabetes, and poor eyesight have in common, besides being, well, common? You’ll find out in this lesson, but here’s a hint: it has something to do with evolution.
Researchers have been tracking E.coli through 60,000 generations to answer a fundamental question: How does natural selection work in a constant, stable environment?