Techlife News
Scrawny Dwarf Planet, Named Goblin, Found Well Beyond Pluto
A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto.
2 min |
October 7, 2018
Reader's Digest US
How To Make It As A Fossil
Many species die off without a trace. If humans are to leave a lasting record, well need to make sure our DNA survives.
2 min |
October 2018
The Atlantic
The Brutal Truth About Climate Change
William T.Vollmanns latest opus is one of the most honest and fatalisticbooks about global warming yet written.
9 min |
October 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
The Magical Transformation Of Bread
How bakers turn flour into fresh loaves
6 min |
September 2018
PC Magazine
Why Satellite Internet Is The New Space Race
There’s a theory (or perhaps a cautionary tale) among astronomers called the Kessler Syndrome, named for the NASA astrophysicist who proposed it in 1978. In this scenario, an orbiting satellite or some other piece of material accidentally strikes another and breaks into pieces.
10+ min |
September 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Warm Temperatures Turn Sea Turtles Female
Your genes determined whether you were born with a male or female body. But that’s not true for all animals. In sea turtles, like many other reptiles, being male or female depends on temperature.
3 min |
September 2018
Reader's Digest US
13 Things You Didn't Know About Space Travel
13 things you didn’t know about space travel.
3 min |
September 2018
AppleMagazine
Trump Wants A Space Force, But Pentagon Has Different Idea
President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space.
4 min |
August 10, 2018
AppleMagazine
Spacewalkers Flinging Satellites, Installing Bird Trackers
Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk Wednesday to fling tiny satellites into orbit and install an antenna for tracking birds on Earth.
1 min |
August 17, 2018
Techlife News
Mars Making Closest Approach To Earth
Now’s the time to catch Mars in the night sky.
1 min |
Techlife News #352
Bloomberg Businessweek
An Audacious Mission To Bring Back A Piece Of A Comet
The secret to the beginning of life could be found on the surface of a comet
10+ min |
July 30, 2018
Popular Science
How A Sand Scientist Helped Win World War II
A tale of innovation, war, and glory.
10+ min |
Fall 2018
Popular Science
The Microscope That Wants To See Europa
The microscope that could look for life on Jupiter’s moon.
10+ min |
Fall 2018
Bloomberg Businessweek
An Engineer's Guide To Disrupting The Galaxy
Natalya Bailey’s tiny engines could change the economics of space exploration, much as the jet engine altered commercial air travel
9 min |
July 30, 2018
New York magazine
When Will The Planet Be Too Hot For Humans?
Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our planet’s future—far sooner than we think.
10+ min |
July 10–23, 2017
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Should Humans Worry About Killer Asteroids?
An asteroid impact likely wiped out the dinosaurs.
2 min |
July/August 2017
PC Magazine
Rise Of The Biobots
In nature, elegant engineering solutions abound. The robotics world is working to unravel them.
10+ min |
April 2017
Popular Science
The Future-Proofing Engine
Oil won’t last forever, and Dubai’s government knows it. To stay prosperous, the city-state bets big on science and technology.
10+ min |
May - June 2017
Popular Science
How to Re-Create the First Intercontinental Weapon
DIY-history columnist William Gurstelle gives bygone weapons a modern spin.
1 min |
May - June 2016
Popular Science
Can Your Genes Make You Kill?
Science’s search for the roots of violence.
10+ min |
May - June 2016
Fast Company
This Technology Is Going To Revolutionize Our Food System
How CRISPR's gene-editing technology is going to change the way we eat.
5 min |
May 2016
Popular Science
Can this Billionaire Create a Life for Humans in Space?
Can Robert Bigelow create a life for humans in space?
10+ min |
March - April 2016
Techlife News
Stephen Hawking Joins Futuristic Bid to Explore Outer Space
When you read about a Femina Miss India winner, it’s not usually because she won the pageant 16 years ago. but after a gap longer than you’d deem necessary for career suicide, Waluscha De Sousa decided she’d bet on Bollywood, despite a long modelling hiatus. it worked, and her rookie role in this month’s Fan is opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Wait. What?
2 min |
April 17, 2016
Popular Science
Want To Live Forever? Science Takes On Aging
Want more birthdays? Science can help.
10+ min |
March - April 2016
Popular Science
Are We Ready for Designer Babies?
Did you get enough shut-eye last night? With insomnia on the rise, the answer is probably ‘no’. But what exactly is keeping you awake? Anna Pointer finds out.
2 min |
March - April 2016
Popular Science
This Glider Will Fly 90,000 Feet Higher Than Most Aircraft
With a hit TV show, a killer voice, and membership in Taylor Swift's squad, Serayah is absolutely unstoppable.
3 min |
March - April 2016
PC Magazine
The Glove That Can Fight Parkinson's Disease
Fraser Forster’s return cannot be the only reason for Southampton’s sudden upturn but the turnaround since he took over in goal has been staggering.
2 min |
March 2016
Archaeology
The Alchemist's Tale
Long regarded as a charlatan’s game, alchemy is now taking its proper place in the history of science.
8 min |
January/February 2016
Techlife News
Good Evidence For 9th Planet In Solar System
CEO Mark Parker, an introverted sneaker designer, has doubled revenues and profits for the footwear and apparel powerhouse and boosted its stock price six fold. Here’s how he plans to keep the winning streak alive.
3 min |
January 24,2016
Archaeology
Top 10 Discoveries of 2015
Archaeology’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds.
10+ min |