Science Spectrum

Raindrops, Icebergs, and Sex Ratios — What Do They Have in Common?

Here are several ways to make sense of this unintuitive fact

Disorder may rattle the board, but long-range forces keep the game in play!

Simple definition, difficult questions

Breaking down how your rechargeable batteries work, what they contain, and how their new contents could last forever

The Highest Energy Molecule Yet

A Quest for the Infinite

This fundamental fractal technique gives rise to a surprising number of natural and often breathtaking forms

How Video Games Affect the Mind

The Last Minute Change that Saved D-Day

The New Face of Academic Rigor in the Era of AI

…With The Naked Eye

The story of Dr. Karen Wetterhahn and the tragedy that changed science forever

Dr. Louis Frank, the scientist who saw what no one else did. Now 40 years later, his name forgotten even as this mystery resurfaced.

New research sheds light on how and why brain iron overload is linked to Parkinson’s disease.

How to make numbers more fun

Chronic inflammation contributes to everything from heart disease to cancer and depression; recent studies are now revealing much more…

You need to know this if you rely on coffee, tea, or energy drinks to stay awake.

More tales from the magical world of the compact quaternionic three sphere

Stars, bars, and how to make sense of a situation when you’re faced with choices

XY is male. XX is female. Not so fast.

How a simple question about the shape of an asteroid led to an unexpected sting of irony.

The Science of Tornado Alley

The Twisted Path from Copenhagen to Consciousness

Where Hamilton's Quaternions, General Relativity and an Exploding Universe Imagined by a Belgian Catholic Priest all Collide.

Exploring the chemistry, controversy, and impact of saccharin

From Superposition, to Entanglement, to Gate Fidelity: Do You Know All the Concepts Underpinning Quantum Computing?