Articles by

Ritsuko Kawai

Easter Island’s Moai Statues May Have Walked to Where They Now Stand

Easter Island statues, traditionally known as moai on the remote island of Rapa Nui in the South...

How to See Comet Lemmon This October

It was early January 2025 when a faint light spot was observed at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory...

The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward a Breaking Point

For life on Earth, the oceans are essential. Not only do they supply us with food and...

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Artificial Skin That Allows Blood Circulation

When treating severe burns and trauma, skin regeneration can be a matter of life or death. Extensive...

Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution

Plastics that support modern life are inexpensive, strong, and versatile, but are difficult to dispose of and...

NASA’s Largest Satellite Antenna Ever Has Just Unfurled in Space

A Flowerlike satellite has “bloomed” in outer space, unfolding to reveal the largest radar antenna reflector ever...

A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory

Many of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy are small, dim red dwarfs—stars much smaller than...

Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria

A new species of bacteria that functions like electrical wiring has recently been discovered on a brackish...