Is there a scientific reason why the universe exists?
Is there a scientific reason why the universe exists? In other words, what is the science of why there is something rather than nothing? The answer relates to the opposite. Scientists have discovered that the universe exists because it started with a slight imbalance between matter and antimatter. Particles of matter – that is, all […]
RFK Jr. wants to overhaul the country’s “vaccine coat.” This is what’s getting in his way.
For almost 40 years, those suspected of being harmed by a vaccine could rely on a lesser-known system called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been a vaccine court critic and has called it “biased” against people who are slowly and unfair. He says he […]
Meet a Chinese supercar that just beats EV Speed Records
Chinese electric car brand BYD has built the world’s fastest fully electric supercar. He destroyed previous records by hitting a top speed of 293.54 mph (472.41 km/h). The record was set by BYD’s Yangwang U9 truck version in North Germany on August 8th in the ATP car test. With a power-to-weight ratio of 2,960 horsepower […]
Scientific objectivity is myth. Here’s the reason
Even if you don’t remember many facts from high school biology, you may still remember the cells, eggs and sperm needed to make a baby. Maybe you can imagine a swarm of sperm cells fighting each other in a race that would become the first person to penetrate the egg. For decades, scientific literature has […]
A 200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem discovered a rare miniature gold coin depicting the Egyptian queen Berenice II, and depicted the reign of her husband, the third ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemy kingdom. Ptolemies were the royal family of Macedonia, founded during the Egyptian Hellenistic Period (around 323-30 BC) by Ptolemy Istar, one of the generals of Alexander the […]
James Webb Telescope finds a distorted “butterfly star” that strips off the space photo of the week.
Simple facts What it is: Discs that form planets around stars Where is it: 525 light years away, in the constellation Taurus When shared: August 29, 2025 This magnificent new image from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows a star cocoing inside a giant disc of gas and dust. It is a protoplanetary disc, a […]
Do humans and chimpanzees really share nearly 99% of their DNA?
Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are the closest living relatives of humans. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimpanzees share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does “similar DNA” mean? The truth is that 98.8% similarity between chimpanzee (pantrogloycetes) and human (homo sapiens) DNA overlooks important differences in […]
Developing (many) false claims about Covid vaccines
On September 4, 2025, at a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questions from many senators about his vaccine policy, including his stance on Covid-19 vaccines and mRNA vaccine technology. Kennedy agreed that President Donald Trump’s signature initiative to produce Covid-19 vaccines in nine […]
Scientists find “extraordinary” in their minds with the problem of famous supernova
A huge star that moved soundly through the cliff of extinction about 11 or 300 years ago. The banishment of the outer layer pulsated with energy, causing material to flow into space. It eventually explodes as a supernova, and its remains are one of the most studied supernova remnants (SNRs). This is called Cassiopeia A […]
A glowing “sand battery” heats small towns in Finland
A small municipality in southern Finland recently installed the world’s largest “sand batteries” to supply the town’s heating. The new sand battery, designed by Polar Night Energy, is effectively a huge sandbox wrapped in a steel container of about 100 x 40 feet (30 x 12 meters). The sand is heated using closed loop heat […]