What could cause a nebula to appear square? No one is quite sure. The hot star system known as MWC 922, however, appears to be embedded in a nebula with just such a shape. The above image combines infrared exposures from the Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar in California, and the Keck-2 Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman of Quirkology released new of his ongoing series, 10 Bets You Will Always Win.
A new study out shows that when it comes to intelligence, the oldest child has the upper hand. Laci Green explains what led researchers to this conclusion, and if younger siblings are really doomed to a life of mediocrity.
Street artist Banksy has just released his first project of 2015. First time Banksy has ventured to Palestine in 2005 and created nine world famous images on the Israeli West Bank wall. This is his second trip.
Although we all get lazy sometimes, these ridiculously extreme cases of laziness are borderline admirable.
Why do some regions experience full-time heat while others are reckoning with frigid temperatures and snow? And why are the seasons reversed in the two hemispheres? Rebecca Kaplan explains how the shape of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun and the Earth’s tilt on its axis affect the amount of sunlight each region receives.
