Why Do We Forget So Many of Our Dreams?

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October 06, 2023

Sleep Why Do We Forget So Many of Our Dreams? We only remember a fraction of our dreams, and even those slip away if we don't try to remember them—here's why By Stephanie Pappas

Vaccines Scientists behind mRNA COVID Vaccines Win 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine discoveries that made highly effective COVID vaccines possible By Lauren J. Young

Particle Physics This Year's Physics Nobel Awards Scientists for Slicing Reality into Attoseconds Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier split the award for their ability to picture nature in a billionth of a billionth of a second By Daniel Garisto

Materials Science 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Tiny Quantum Dots with Huge Effects Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of quantum dots, an entirely new class of material that is used in large-screen TVs and cancer surgery By Josh Fischman

Animals Cats Are Perfect. An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why Cats have attained evolutionary perfection By Kate Wong

Space Exploration Why We'll Never Live in Space Medical, financial and ethical hurdles stand in the way of the dream to settle in space By Sarah Scoles

Astronomy How to See the 'Ring of Fire' Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14 This annular solar eclipse will only reveal its full glory to a select few, but onlookers across much of the Western Hemisphere can catch a partial glimpse of the dazzling phenomenon By Phil Plait

Psychology Stop Trying to 'Find' Your Passion--There's a Better Way to Love What You Do Recognizing that interests are malleable and can be developed can make us more resilient, open and creative By Paul A. O'Keefe,E. J. Horberg

Sociology It's Time to Hear from Social Scientists about UFOs Whether or not UFOs exist, we need to pay attention to how they are influencing our politics and culture By Greg Eghigian,Christian Peters

Behavior Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication By Lois Parshley

Climate Change September Was the Most Anomalously Hot Month Ever September shattered a record for the highest temperature anomaly of any month and could help push 2023 to be the first year to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures By Andrea Thompson

Planetary Science Bringing Mars Rocks to Earth Could Cost an Astronomical $11 Billion NASA's Perseverance rover has collected valuable samples, but a new report says the plan to fetch them is unworkable By Alexandra Witze,Nature magazine

BRING SCIENCE HOME Freeze Your Fruit with Science! What's cooler than cold? Make a supercool liquid to create instant ice crystals.  Credit: George Retseck Pop science quiz: What happens to water when it reaches 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit)? Answer: It freezes! But does water always freeze when it reaches this temperature? Believe it or not, water can sometimes be cooled to temperatures below its freezing point and still remain liquid. In this state the water is supercool. How can this happen? In this activity you will create your own supercool water and initiate its transition from liquid to solid. All while making a tasty snack!

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