Sarah Kramer
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A coronavirus vaccine may be available in record time, but experts predict pandemonium during the rollout
Without a clear plan for distribution, US pharmacies may be mobbed and a vaccine black market could emerge. → Read More
A coronavirus vaccine may be available in record time, but experts predict pandemonium during the rollout
Without a clear plan for distribution, US pharmacies may be mobbed and a vaccine black market could emerge. → Read More
A mysterious buried ship appears near Martha's Vineyard every couple years, but no one knows where it came from
Storms often uncover a shipwreck on a Chappaquidick beach, but then quickly bury it again. Experts who've seen the vessel say it's remarkably preserved. → Read More
These skeletons just proved a mythical megaflood really happened
Skeletons of children suggest China's "Great Flood" was among the largest known to have happened on Earth during the past 10,000 years. → Read More
3 horrifying ways the world could end
Earth's ability to sustain life will not last forever. Scientists predict that billions of years from now, the Earth will cease to exist. Here are a few of the ways scientists say that might happen. Produced by Brad Streicher. Original reporting by Sarah Kramer. Follow TI: On Facebook → Read More
All plants on Earth may owe their existence to a spooky trick of quantum physics
Your high school biology teacher probably didn't tell you just how mind-bending photosynthesis really is. → Read More
7 secrets scientists know about the sex lives of ordinary people
There's little place to talk about sex in polite company. Yet, everyone is probably just as curious as the next person about what other people like in bed. What are they into? Are you into the same thing? Is it...normal? Sex researchers get to ask all sorts of questions that you would never dare. Here are some of the insights they've gleaned about America's bedroom antics. → Read More
Here's what could happen to Earth over the next 500 years
Do we still have time to change the course of nature? → Read More
Earth's atmosphere is travelling back in time, and that's a very bad thing
When future generations think back on the early... → Read More
Gravitational waves could help solve these mysteries of the universe
The future of gravitational-wave astronomy could show us some amazing secrets of the universe. → Read More
A bizarre new form of astronomy could unlock these 4 cosmic secrets
Here are just a handful of formerly impossible things astronomers might do with gravitational waves. → Read More
At least a trillion alien civilizations have 'almost certainly existed' in the universe
Billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk often weighs on robots, Mars colonization, and aliens. On Sunday, his convictions about the existence of extraterrestrial life got a boost — this time from an article in the New York Times by astrophysicist Adam Frank, which is provactively titled “Yes, There Have Been Aliens.” Frank’s research suggests (emphasis his own) that “unless the… → Read More
Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away
Giant holes are popping up in the tundra of northern Russia and residents as far away as 62miles have reported hearing explosions. Here's what researchers think is happening. Produced by Grace Raver. Original reporting by Sarah Kramer and Dave Mosher. Footage courtesy of NASA. Follow TI: On Facebook → Read More
Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away
Methane explosions are forming craters in the northern tundra of Russia — and that's deeply alarming to climatologists. → Read More
Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe
In 1206, Genghis Khan, a fierce tribal chieftain from northern Mongolia, began to take over the world. The khan’s ruthless tactics and loyal horde swept across Asia. One territory after another fell under the overwhelming force of the Mongol Empire, which would eventually stretch from the eastern shores of China. A series of successful forays in Hungary and Poland made even Europe seem within… → Read More
Mercury is transiting the sun for the first time in a decade today — here's how to watch it
NASA and Slooh will broadcast the transit of Mercury across the sun through YouTube Live. Watch their feeds starting at 7 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 9. → Read More
A strange sound called 'the hum' might be driving people crazy
Listen. All around you are sounds, right? You might be reading this on a laptop with a whirring fan, or on your phone on a rattling subway, or even at home, with music or the air-conditioner on, adding a thin layer of white noise to everything you hear. Now take all that away. What’s left? For about 2% of people, it’s “the hum.” Writing in this month’s issue of The New Republic, reporter Colin… → Read More
Here's why your bottled water might contain strange ingredients
Have you read the ingredients list on your bottled water lately? If not, you might be surprised to see things like sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, magnesium sulfate, and other compounds. No reason to worry, though. Salts and minerals like these typically present in trace amounts in your water and are very safe. “If you had pure… → Read More
Giant holes found in Siberia could be signs of a ticking climate 'time bomb'
Methane explosions may be forming craters in the northern tundra of Russia — and that's deeply alarming to climatologists. → Read More
The myth that lemmings commit mass suicide has a disturbing backstory
Disney filmmakers faked part of a documentary that showed lemmings tumbling off a cliff into the waters below. → Read More