For the first time in modern history, the global population is expected to decline within the next century, ushering in a “revolution in the story of our human civilization” and profound changes in how people live. The current global population … Read More
Earth’s interior is a far from quiet place. Deep below our surface activities, the planet rumbles with activity, from plate tectonics to convection currents that circulate through the hot magmatic fluids far underneath the crust. Understanding the origin of the … Read More
During a high-level discussion of NASA’s goals for human space exploration, we got an early look at what a 30-day crewed mission to Mars’ surface could eventually look like. It’s an exciting prospect that, while many years, if not decades, … Read More
Interstellar travel may not be lightyears away. Breakthrough Starshot, an international research project, recently provided an update on its plans to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, our nearest neighboring star system. Before that, it will have to develop and … Read More
Stephen Hawking, a world-famous physicist, submitted a research paper just two weeks before his death that suggests parallel Universes and predicts the end of this one. Hawking and his co-author Thomas Hertog published their findings in “A Smooth Exit from … Read More
New research shows that our Moon once had an atmosphere 3 to 4 billion years ago. It formed when volcanic eruptions rocked the ancient satellite, propelling gases above its surface too rapidly for them to seep into space. The surface of … Read More