15-12-03 Scientists have detected a burst of radio waves from six billion light years away, one of a handful they've discovered in the past decade -- and this time they have clues about its source. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Global Scho...

15-11-26 VY Canis Majoris is a stellar goliath, a red hypergiant, one of the largest known stars in the Milky Way. It is 30-40 times the mass of the Sun and 300 000 times more luminous. In its current state, the star would encompass the orbit of Jupiter, hav...

15-11-24 Researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland have uncovered a new form of secret light communication used by marine animals. The findings may have applications in satellite remote sensing, biomedical imaging, cance...

15-11-13 The Sleeping Dogs of Erice Stanley Plumly At half-a-mile the thirty marble churches and cobbled marble streets feel light as air above the sky-blue depths of the Tyrrhenian, feel able, in fact, to float as on the platform of the mountain of a cloud,...

15-08-31 A man who created neon noodles is being scrutinised as he's refusing to reveal what exactly has given them their crazy colours. 由于拒绝披露关于五彩面条的上色细节，霓虹色面条的发明者受到严厉审视。 The fluorescent foodstuff is unbelievably bright to...

15-08-31 Dinosaur #1: How many economists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Dinosaur #2: What is an economist? Dinosaur #1: A flunkie mathematician who tries to predict the population of kangaroos in Australia. But that's not important and don't ask wha...

15-08-31 How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb? The real question is: How much can the light bulb afford to be screwed for?...

15-08-27 UC San Francisco researchers have for the first time developed a method to precisely control embryonic stem cell differentiation with beams of light, enabling them to be transformed into neurons in response to a precise external cue. The technique a...

15-08-18 It's Too Quiet in Here Carolyn Guinzio A sparrow mistook a light for the light of day. A contractor penciled Transitional Space on the plans. A woman parked next to the airport and stood on top of her truck. In an empty office, a fax inched out of t...

15-08-18 My Father's Letter Hope Maxwell Snyder We find it in the post office box downtown. In a short skirt, refusing to bend, my mother hands me the key. On my knees, I study the light blue envelope bordered in red-and-blue stripes, stamped with American w...