We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like[1]?
These questions are preoccupying astrobiologists[2], who are scientists who look for life beyond Earth. Astrobiologists have...
Cyberattacks linked to the Chinese government that compromised large portions of the American telecommunications network have the U.S. government sounding the alarm. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), has called it the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history[1]” and noted that it makes prior...
Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function?
Neurons are the cells that govern brain function[1], and you are born with most of the neurons you will ever have during your lifetime. While the brain undergoes most of its development during...
Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two yolks. In a similar way, astrophysicists like us[1] who study supermassive black holes[2] expect to find binary systems – two supermassive black holes orbiting each other[3] – at the hearts of some galaxies.