No, the Amazon Rainforest Doesn’t Produce 20% of Our Oxygen, Here’s Why
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon forest doesn’t provide Earth with 20% of its oxygen supply. So how exactly do ... Read More...
Aerogel Could Be the Key to Colonizing Mars, Here’s How
Silica aerogel is the lightest solid in the world, and it might be the key for sustaining a human colony ... Read More...
Scientists Just Detected Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course
Scientists just discovered two supermassive black holes, each with a mass of more than 800 million suns. And they're on ... Read More...
This Underground Antarctic Vault Will Stash the Planet’s Frozen Secrets
An international team of scientists has embarked on a continent-hopping expedition to build a future climate ice vault before the ... Read More...
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting South… So What Now?
The Earth's magnetic poles are constantly shifting, and scientists believe they've figured out why.
» Subscribe to Seeker!<a href="http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker" target="_blank" ... Read More...
Why Elon Musk Wants to Implant an Electrical Wire in Your Brain
Elon Musk's Neuralink is planning on inserting electrodes in brains to help people who are paralyzed use robotic prosthetics.
» Subscribe ... Read More...
How a Record-Breaking Solar Storm Sparked a Vietnam War Mystery
Declassified Vietnam War files are showing researchers the unpredictable nature of the Sun and helping them work toward predicting the ... Read More...
Inside the Race to Reinvent the Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear power may be making a comeback as researchers develop reactors that are smaller than ever before.
Watch more Focal ... Read More...
Weed Is Everywhere, So Why Is It Still A Medical Mystery?
There’s a (lack of) science behind medical marijuana. Meet the doctors working to change that.
Watch more Focal Point! | href="https://bit.ly/2HR91Zi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/2HR91Z... Read More...
Is This Color Blue? Maybe Not
Turns out, blue is not only a color that's rare in nature, but it's almost impossible to recreate. In order ... Read More...
The Mystifying Structures Hidden Within Earth’s Mantle
Over four decades have passed since researchers discovered two continent-sized blobs wrapped around Earth's core, and they're still trying to ... Read More...
This 3D Bioprinted Organ Just Took Its First “Breath”
This breathing air sac model serves as a proof of concept in a field where 3D printing vasculature has been ... Read More...
Scientists Grew A Lamb In a Bag… Wait What?
Two years ago, researchers created an artificial womb for premature lamb fetuses. Now, that technology is getting better by creating ... Read More...
What Happens If Earth Loses Its Clouds?
Clouds are essential to regulating Earth's temperature, but what happens if they disappear?
Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature ... Read More...
How Close Are We to a Self-Driving World?
Self-driving cars could revolutionize the way we travel, giving us more time to work, play, learn, and relax on the ... Read More...
No Human Has Ever Left Earth’s Atmosphere, Here’s Why
New observations of our atmosphere calculate that it extends far beyond what we thought, encompassing the moon! This means that ... Read More...
Is Russia Allowed To Make Their Own Internet? Sort Of
We use the internet every day, but who's in charge of owning all of it, and what happens when a ... Read More...
How Close Are We to Finding Dark Matter?
For decades, scientists have been working to find the missing part of our universe known as dark matter. So, how ... Read More...
Everything It Takes to Engineer the World’s Largest Sea Bridge
120 years. That’s how long engineers want the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to last. Given the suspension cables, artificials islands, ... Read More...
The Crazy Plan to Deliver the First Baby in Space
A startup has announced plans to send a pregnant woman to space to give birth. Will this be the first ... Read More...