Ebola explained: the virus with five strains and no universal cure
In 1976, scientists in Belgium opened a thermos containing blood samples from Zaire and discovered a threadlike virus unlike anything documented before. Nearly 50 years later, Ebola has caused dozens...
Zombie cells: why your body is full of cells that refuse to die
Your body is full of cells that stopped working but refuse to die. Scientists call them senescent cells. The rest of us call them zombie cells. Three 2026 breakthroughs in detection, vulnerability,...
Nuclear fusion explained: the energy source that could change everything
Nuclear fusion could provide virtually limitless clean energy by combining light atoms the way stars do. Here's how it works, why it has taken so long, and why 2026 breakthroughs are changing...
Voyager 1 has been traveling for nearly 50 years, reached interstellar space, and is still sending data from 16 billion miles away. Here is the full story of the spacecraft that refused to die.
Perovskite solar cells explained: the crystal that could make solar energy dirt cheap
Perovskite solar cells have gone from 3.8% efficiency to 27.3% in just 15 years — and the first commercial panels are now shipping. Here's how the crystal structure works, why it could make solar...
Graphene explained: the one-atom material that’s stronger than steel and weirder than you think
Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms that's 200 times stronger than steel, conducts electricity better than copper, and just broke a 170-year-old law of physics. Here's what it is, why it...
