One man’s obsessive quest to weigh the human soul
Can you measure the weight of a human soul? No, but that didn’t stop Duncan MacDougall from trying. In the early 20th century, MacDougall put dying patients on a scale…
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Hawaiian forest birds are stealing each other’s twigs
Birds in Hawaii are stealing from each other, and this bird-on-bird crime even extends to members of the same species. It’s an example of kleptoparasitism, or when an animal steals…
Webinar 4/29: NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus- MDA Space
Artistic rendering of the MDA Space CHORUS-C (right), RADARSAT-2 (centre), and CHORUS -X (left) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation constellation in orbit above Earth. NASA/CSDA NASA’s Earth Science Division…
Why don’t we remember being babies?
Quick: What’s your first memory? Was it a birthday party? A family camping trip? Or choking on a hard candy (more on that later)? Even though little kids remember plenty,…
Woman builds EpiPen cannon, because why not?
The PVC pipe potato gun is a staple of many science-oriented (and frequently unsupervised) childhoods. There are plenty of variations to that starchy shooter, but the basic elements are invariably…
NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge
art002e013365 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – pause…
Litter of 5 bear cubs spotted in Connecticut for the first time
The state of Connecticut is probably not the first place that comes to mind when you think of bears. However, the Nutmeg State is home to about 1,000 to 1,200…
Saturn’s largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze
Titan is the largest of Saturn’s 292 known moons, by far. It’s also the only other cosmic body apart from Earth confirmed to host standing liquid similar to our oceans…
Robots can’t replace guide dogs
On paper, few physical jobs seem as ripe for AI takeover as that of the loyal service dog. These four-legged assistants undergo years of intensive (and expensive) training to help…
NASA Invites Media to Latvia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Credit: NASA The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman…