How is it possible that the universe was made from a single explosion, the Big Bang?
Asks Jake from Paris
Move Over String Theory, It’s Yarn’s Turn
A group of mathematicians is taking a new look at some old problems and using crafts like knitting and crocheting to solve them.
Catching Some Rays
A new experiment uses New York City’s rooftop water tanks as cosmic ray detectors.
It’s a Star-Eat-Star Universe
A new study offers a possible solution to the riddle of the antimatter cloud in the galaxy’s core.
Tapping the Brain’s Electric Music
At a meeting of Brooklyn’s Secret Science Club, neuroscientist and composer Dave Sulzer explains how our brains compose music — even when we’re completely unaware of it.
Is it true that an astronaut brought an iPod to space? What other weird stuff has made that trip?
- Asks JB from Denver, CO
Harnessing Wind Power in the City
A new, smaller design approaches wind energy from a different direction.
How do they make the first down line appear on the football field during a game?
- Asks Michelle in Brooklyn, NY
