More from Rahul Rao

Fermilab's Collider Detector.
Particle Physics

This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences

By Rahul Rao

New York city street grid vs. London street grid in thin colorful lines on black
Health

A popular mobile game is teaching scientists how we navigate our worlds

By Rahul Rao

Terahertz laser setup with green lights and silver machinery in a dark room
Cancer

You’ve probably never heard of terahertz waves, but they could change your life

By Rahul Rao

Rare platinum ore nugget on a black background
Physics

Manipulating atomic motion could make metals stronger and bendier

By Rahul Rao

A dripping faucet
Environment

Headed back to the office? Make sure your building has flushed out its water.

By Rahul Rao

San Andreas fault's Soda Lake.
Archaeology

Earthquake models get a big shakeup with clues buried in the San Andreas fault

By Rahul Rao

Silver pocket watch being swung on a chain on a black background to symbolize a time crystal
Physics

Time crystals just got a little easier to make

By Rahul Rao

An atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's JILA.
Physics

The most precise atomic clocks ever are proving Einstein right—again

By Rahul Rao

Two chemists pulling apart an old computer in a rare earth metal recycling experiment
Environment

Inside the high-powered process that could recycle rare earth metals

By Rahul Rao

Three excited kids in robotics class printing robot toys on a 3D printer
Physics

The future might be filled with squishy robots printed to order

By Rahul Rao

Scientists found a fleeting particle from the universe’s first moments
Particle Physics

Scientists found a fleeting particle from the universe’s first moments

By Rahul Rao

The JWST rocket launch.
Deep Space

NASA’s James Webb telescope is about to arrive at an exceptional point in space

By Rahul Rao

Whirlpool of water to represent a quantum tornado from a physics experiment
Physics

How the world’s first ‘quantum tornadoes’ came to be

By Rahul Rao

Ukraine’s Dnieper River
Environment

Ancient rocks hold the story of Earth’s first breath of oxygen

By Rahul Rao

Earth viewed from space.
Environment

A seismic mystery deep within Earth hints at the moon’s origins

By Rahul Rao

JWST's sunshield in a cleanroom.
Deep Space

NASA’s James Webb telescope is unfurling a super-thin shield to save it from the sun

By Rahul Rao

This material uses a physics trick to keep roofs cool in summer and warm in winter
Environment

This material uses a physics trick to keep roofs cool in summer and warm in winter

By Rahul Rao

Physicists close in on the exceedingly short life of the Higgs boson
Particle Physics

Physicists close in on the exceedingly short life of the Higgs boson

By Rahul Rao

siliicon droplets
Physics

Physicists just gifted us ‘quantum spin liquid,’ a weird new state of matter

By Rahul Rao

cinnabar vermilion
Archaeology

These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings

By Rahul Rao

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries
Environment

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries

By Rahul Rao

Physicists want to create energy like stars do. These two ways are their best shot.
Energy

Physicists want to create energy like stars do. These two ways are their best shot.

By Rahul Rao

J0313-1806 quasar black hole rendition
Ask Us Anything

What we can learn from baby black holes

By Rahul Rao

an abstract image of light bending
Physics

When light flashes for a quintillionth of a second, things get weird

By Rahul Rao

X-rays are revealing new clues about a shipwreck from 1545
Archaeology

X-rays are revealing new clues about a shipwreck from 1545

By Rahul Rao

Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields
Science

Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields

By Rahul Rao

reused concrete bridge
Climate Change

This Swiss bridge proves it’s possible to reuse concrete

By Rahul Rao

art illustration of the sun
Ask Us Anything

What happens when the sun burns out?

By Rahul Rao

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells
Biology

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells

By Rahul Rao

man wiping his nose with a tissue
COVID-19

A comprehensive guide to coronavirus symptoms

By Rahul Rao

A closeup of a bunch of red maple seed, still red and green and unripe.
Environment

Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace

By Rahul Rao

A frog in a dark pond with its vocal sac filled up with air.
Animals

The next generation of skincare might come from frog foam

By Rahul Rao

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots
Physics

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots

By Rahul Rao

A red and brown ant on a green leaf.
Animals

Surprise: Ants have teeth. Here’s how they keep them sharp.

By Rahul Rao

ocean wave crashing
Energy

This yellow floatie can churn the power of the sea into electricity

By Rahul Rao

We finally have a working supersolid. Here’s why that matters.
Physics

We finally have a working supersolid. Here’s why that matters.

By Rahul Rao

What the heck is a time crystal, and why are physicists obsessed with them?
Physics

What the heck is a time crystal, and why are physicists obsessed with them?

By Rahul Rao

Scientists genetically engineered prehistoric proteins to detect diseases
Biology

Scientists genetically engineered prehistoric proteins to detect diseases

By Rahul Rao

The world’s worst conductor could be a game changer in the climate crisis
Energy

The world’s worst conductor could be a game changer in the climate crisis

By Rahul Rao

A fibrous black diamond.
Environment

Diamonds contain remnants of Earth’s ancient atmosphere

By Rahul Rao

view of yosemite valley from the valley floor
Science

Why is watching Bob Ross paint so dang soothing? We decided to investigate.

By Rahul Rao

Firefighters battle a fire while climbing on a roof.
Technology

A new microwave scanner can track moving objects through walls, Superman-style

By Rahul Rao

Plexiglass barriers shield cashier stations in grocery store checkout lanes.
COVID-19

This new plexiglass coating could grab viral droplets from the air

By Rahul Rao

Estuaries could power us to a low-carbon future
Energy

Estuaries could power us to a low-carbon future

By Rahul Rao

We finally know what sparks the Northern Lights
Environment

We finally know what sparks the Northern Lights

By Rahul Rao

A man looks through the cooling mechanism of a quantum computer.
Physics

What the heck is a quantum network?

By Rahul Rao

A scientist looks through a microscope.
Science

This may be the highest resolution microscope we’ll ever get

By Rahul Rao

Data servers
Technology

How shape-shifting magnets could help build a lower-emission computer

By Rahul Rao

The quest to build a cozier LED lightbulb
Physics

The quest to build a cozier LED lightbulb

By Rahul Rao

An empty TV frame overlooks a forest growing in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Energy

Ultra-powerful X-rays are helping physicists understand Chernobyl

By Rahul Rao

An artist's illustration depicting Voyager 1 in interstellar space
NASA

How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days

By Rahul Rao

people wearing masks walking down a street
COVID-19

Most states will open vaccinations to all adults by mid-April

By Rahul Rao

muon ring at fermilab
Particle Physics

Inside the discovery that could change particle physics

By Rahul Rao

exploring moon caves
Moons

We could live in caves on the moon. What would that be like?

By Rahul Rao

Traveler sits on suitcase in airport.
COVID-19

Fully vaccinated people can safely travel, the CDC says

By Rahul Rao

an atom interferometer
Science

Researchers just linked three atomic clocks, and it could change the future of timekeeping

By Rahul Rao

syringe
COVID-19

Countries resume use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after new data shows it’s safe

By Rahul Rao

a decapitated slug still alive
Animals

The process sea slugs use to regrow severed body parts is surprisingly common

By Rahul Rao

COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19

Returning to normal life is going to be a slow and steady process

By Rahul Rao

treefrog
Animals

Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears

By Rahul Rao

empty school
COVID-19

Masks, well-ventilated classrooms, and other precautions are key to reopening schools

By Rahul Rao

naked mole rat
Animals

Like humans, naked mole-rats have regional accents

By Rahul Rao

Mars' surface, in high-resolution and color, as captured by the Hazcams on NASA's Perseverance rover.
Biology

See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes

By Rahul Rao

COVID-19 vaccine vials
COVID-19

Why COVID cases are falling around the world

By Rahul Rao