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Inside the house.

Leiden, Netherlands

Ehrenfesthuis (Ehrenfest House)

The house of physicists Paul Ehrenfest was also a temporary dwelling and study for his good friend Albert Einstein.

Einstein's Chair

Leiden, Netherlands

Einstein's Chair

Albert Einstein would often sit in this chair during visits to the observatory to discuss science with Willem de Sitter.

The McGurk Effect shows just how weird the relationship between sound and image are in speech perception.

What Is the Hardest Language in the World to Lipread?

There's a whole lot we don't know about vision and speech perception.

Dan Nosowitz February 18, 2020

The Birth of Radar Memorial

Northamptonshire, England

Birth of Radar Memorial

The first place where the scientific innovation known as radar was first demonstrated in Britain.

The Grande Lunette at Meudon Observatory

The Grande Lunette

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

ancient technology

Ancient Hot Pots Helped Hunters Survive the Siberian Ice Age

16,000 years later, they still contain traces of cooked meat and fish.

Matthew Taub February 3, 2020

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly stuck in a bubbly drink at a picnic?

At 'Soda Springs' in the Philippines, the Seafloor Bubbles Like Champagne

The bubbles are mostly carbon dioxide, and gurgle up from the ground in streamers or curtains.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2020

Two of the "Fantastic Grandmothers" document a greater sea snake, photo-identifying its uniquely patterned tail for their growing database.

The Snorkeling Grannies of New Caledonia

They're senior citizens turned citizen scientists. And their work is changing marine biology, one sea snake at a time.

Sofia Quaglia January 27, 2020

Mass animal die-offs, simulated here in an Oklahoma hog body farm, can negatively impact the surrounding ecosystem.

Scientists Are Simulating Mass Animal Die-Offs in an Oklahoma Prairie

Understanding the ecological impact of hundreds of dead feral hogs.

Sabrina Imbler January 22, 2020

Lake Bonney looks quiet, but it's full of life.

If You Look Very, Very Close, Antarctica Is Teeming With Life

Meet the icy continent's menagerie of microbes.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 17, 2020

You might want to hold your nose.

Some Space Rocks Are Notorious for Being Stinky

What they actually smell like seems to be in the nose of the beholder.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 16, 2020

The ash fell thick, and some will stick around.

Ash From the Taal Eruption Will Stick Around ‘Pretty Much Forever’

Some ash particles will blow or wash away, but others will get sealed into the sedimentary record.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 15, 2020

Pavilion

Mexico City, Mexico

Pabellón Rayos Cósmicos (Cosmic Ray Pavilion)

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

"Hey! Buttercup and Susie here. We're hungry."

An Australian Researcher Is Linking Cow Moos and Moods

Their individual voices help them as a herd.

Isaac Schultz January 10, 2020

Planetarium Zuylenburg.

Oud-Zuilen, Netherlands

Planetarium Zuylenburg

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

<em>Kummakivi</em> (Finnish for "strange rock") was deposited by a glacier.

Why Scientists Fall for Precariously Balanced Rocks

“They’re nature’s hilarious accidents."

Sabrina Imbler January 9, 2020

It took hours to clear the piles.

A Blizzard of Tumbleweeds Caused a 10-Hour Traffic Jam in Washington State

Cars slowed to a halt on State Route 240, but the plants just kept bounding along.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 3, 2020

Ellesmere Island today has no trees.

The Canadian Arctic Probably Once Looked Like Present-Day Florida

Fossil plants millions of years old are helping scientists imagine an ancient Arctic forest.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2020