Lisa Randall puts forward a bold idea about how the dinosaurs met their demise – and the role that an exotic kind of matter may have played. We look at …
Scholars have long debated the origins of the texts that make up the Hebrew Bible. As I report in Mental Floss, a new study points to a rise in literacy …
What better time than February 29 — a date that comes only once every four years — to reflect on the peculiarities of our calendar, a system that has come …
Elusive ripples in the fabric of space, known as gravitational waves, have been found at last, using the twin LIGO detectors. I report on the discovery for Mental Floss.
Computers are now everywhere — but how did it all begin? In Episode 10 of BookLab, we look at two new books that examine the dawn of the computer age …
More than 300 years ago, Isaac Newton wondered about the physics of a spinning, water-filled bucket. In my first blog posting for Nautilus, I explore the issues raised by the …
Shape Dynamics a radical new spin on Einstein's theory of gravity. It offers a bold new take on black holes — and it might yield new insight into what's "real" …
It's been a banner year for science, from medical breakthroughs to newly-discovered human ancestors, from genes to neurons — plus enticing findings from Mars, Pluto, and beyond. In my first …
Einstein's masterpiece, 100 years old this year, continues to provoke. My cover story for Cosmos magazine on general relativity's first century — and where it may still take us.
