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  1. Tech

    Human teleportation? This century we’re stuck doing it virtually

    If teleportation is defined as being transported instantly to another place, then it’s already happening — via extended reality and holograms.

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  2. Physics

    Skipping stone physics could aid net-tangled whales and more

    The unexpected movement of buoys and spheres in water could lead to redesigns for fishing nets and ships.

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  3. Chemistry

    Scientists turn plastic wastes into soap

    Chemists developed a way to turn plastic waste into surfactants. Those chemicals could one day become key recruits in a greener war on grime.

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  4. Animals

    Where does Godzilla get his atomic breath?

    Some secrets of the kaiju’s atomic breath can be explained with creative applications of physics and biology.

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  5. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Lignin

    This rigid polymer transports water and gives trees their strength.

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  6. Environment

    Ultrasound waves can help remove polluting microplastics in water

    The innovative process concentrates microplastics within a flowing liquid. A two-step process then removes the potentially toxic bits.

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  7. Ecosystems

    The Amazon is in trouble. Here’s why — and why it matters

    Challenges from human-caused climate change, deforestation and degradation leave the fate of this vast forest uncertain.

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  8. Chemistry

    Experiment: Kimchi chemistry

    In this cooking and food science project, we make kimchi from scratch and investigate changes in pH and glucose as it ferments.

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  9. Space

    Let’s learn about the Milky Way

    At a glance, the Milky Way may look like just a disk of stars. But its structure is actually much more complex.

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  10. Physics

    Scientists Say: Supercool

    When a liquid is supercooled, it has been chilled below its freezing point without freezing.

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  11. Archaeology

    Ötzi the Iceman’s DNA reveals his looks and ancestry

    A reanalysis of the ancient guy’s genes shows he was balding and had dark skin. He also had an unusual amount of early farmer ancestry.

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  12. Earth

    The sun shines brightest in South America’s Atacama Desert

    Solar rays in this high-altitude desert at times rival the light intensity on Venus.

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