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(Don't) Fly Me to the Moon
WAS IT A CONSPIRACY? NOPE. BUT NO-MOONIES ARE SKEPTICAL ANYWAY.
Ready, Set, Eclipse!
AN OBSERVER'S GUIDE TO THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON APRIL 8, 2024
Envisioning the Future
Albert Robida had a fun but clear-eyed view of the future. Writing and illustrating at the end of the 1800s, he imagined what the year 2000 would look like. Who could picture the world more than a century in the future?
Do You Really Want a Flying Car?
Close your eyes and imagine the future. Are flying cars whizzing through the air?
No Flights of Fancy
Animal-inspired innovations for airplanes
Balloons on a Mission
When scientists need to do research at the very edge of space, they skip the rocket ship and send a balloon instead.
Are plants aware of themselves?
Sure, scientists noticed one of my special skills. But most people are still overlooking my epic poetry.
THE TROUBLE WITH TRANSPORTERS
Quantum teleportation has been achieved. But can it work for people?
The QUEST for QUIET, QUICK PLANES
Supersonic Flight Could Be Making a Comeback
THE FORMULA FOR FLYING
Want to fly? Then you must balance these four forces.
PTERO-SOAR
Tomorrow's High-Tech Aircraft May Use Secrets From the Days of the Dinosaurs!
PLANES Made of PLANTS
Scientists are looking for creative ways to reduce airplanes' carbon footprints by making them fly more efficiently and developing sustainable fuels. But what about the materials in the planes themselves?
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION EXPERT
REDUCING AIRPLANES' CARBON EMISSIONS
TAKING OFF TOWARD A GREENER FUTURE
Efforts to make flying sustainable
When a Volcano Screams
Methods to the madness of monitoring volcanoes
Big Blasts From the Past
Volcanic eruptions that changed history, science, and our world
Deadly Lakes
WHAT ARE LIMNIC ERUPTIONS?
Diamonds BURIED HERE
STRANGE-LOOKING A PLANT TELLS PROSPECTORS WHERE TO DIG.
IO'S ON FIRE
Volcanoes in Our Solar System and Beyond
TRICIA NADEAU
Coolest job ever. No, make that the hottest job ever. As a volcanologist, Tricia Nadeau has a front-row seat to erupting volcanoes.
THE MAGMA HAMMER STRIKES
Tonga's Recent Massive Underwater Eruption
The Curious Case of the Missing Valcano
A MASSIVE VOLCANO CAN'T JUST VANISH. OR CAN IT?
Abigail Adams
With her upbeat attitude and many accomplishments, Abigail Adams motivates people to respect those with intellectual disabilities.
WOULD YOU UPLOAD YOUR MIND INTO A COMPUTER?
AS FAR AS SCIENCE CAN TELL, THE BRAIN CREATES YOUR SENSE OF SELF.
HOW DOWN SYNDROME MAKES A BRAIN Beautifully DIFFERENT
Seeing people for their abilities, not their diagnoses
Quit Paying Attention!
A REGULAR DOSE OF DAYDREAMING COULD BE GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN.
Remember..... and Forget
THE SCIENCE OF MEMORY
NICHO HATSOPOULOS
Nicho Hatsopoulos develops systems that allow people to control computers and robots with just their thoughts.
Decoding the Brain
STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING BRAIN ACTIVITY AND HOW THE MIND WORKS
IS MIND READING POSSIBLE?
Using Neuroscience to Uncover Thoughts