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Category: Physical Sciences

Dark Energy Does Not Exist
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Dark Energy Does Not Exist

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Dark energy was proposed to explain why we have accelerated expansion of the universe, but new research suggests an alternate explanation.

Yellow Food Dye Makes for Transparent Skin
Physics

Yellow Food Dye Makes for Transparent Skin

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024

Mice got transparent skin from exposure to yellow food dye, opening up more questions in physics and medicine.

Improving the Periodic Table
Chemistry STEM Education There Be Dragons Everywhere

Improving the Periodic Table

September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

Find out why the Periodic Table of Elements is systematically brilliant. Also, get two free periodic tables that you can download and print for your classroom or dining room wall.

Reformulate, Reshape, Recycle! The Future of How to Make Plastic
Chemistry Sustainable Living

Reformulate, Reshape, Recycle! The Future of How to Make Plastic

February 13, 2024February 17, 2025

Certain plastics are easier to recycle based on their internal structure. Scientists can change that structure to increase what we recycle.

Making Antipsychotics with Baker’s Yeast
Biology Chemistry

Making Antipsychotics with Baker’s Yeast

January 9, 2024December 16, 2024

Researchers used baker’s yeast to produce two compounds important to antipsychotic drugs: alstonine and serpentine.

ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant Speeds Up Data Work
Chemistry Technology

ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant Speeds Up Data Work

December 5, 2023December 4, 2023

ChatGPT can be used as a chemistry assistant to accelerate chemists’ ability to analyze published research and predict chemical reaction outcomes.

Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica
Biology Climate Change Oceanography SciStarter Blog

Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Travelers with FjordPhyto sample phytoplankton in Antarctica, helping scientists learn how this fertile ocean region is changing.

Microorganisms Boost Levels of Carbon Storage in Soil
Climate Change Ecology Geology

Microorganisms Boost Levels of Carbon Storage in Soil

October 24, 2023November 4, 2024

Microorganisms increase the level of carbon storage in the soil, making them key players in mitigating the effects of climate change.

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?
Ecology Environment Marine and Freshwater Biology Oceanography

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023

Researchers identified over five thousand previously undiscovered species in the CCZ region of the ocean, and they predict more.

Solar Cell Inspired by 400-Year-Old Art
Environment New Technologies Physics Renewable Energy Science and Art

Solar Cell Inspired by 400-Year-Old Art

July 4, 2023July 1, 2023

A long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later.

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