Jian Gomez 
Polk County residents are no strangers to alligators. Apparently they inhabit all holes filled with water. More than 1 million alligators call the state of Florida home, but where do they live? Each year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission takes a census of 50 alligator-infested sites in Florida to assess how many alligators … Read more
Galaxy cluster, left, with a visible dark matter ring, right. Credits: NASA, ESA, MJ Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University) Dark matter explorations are advancing with new experimental techniques designed to detect axions, leveraging advanced technology and interdisciplinary collaboration to uncover the secrets of this elusive component of the cosmos. A ghost haunts our … Read more
As humans prepare to return to the Moon after an absence of more than half a century, researchers have taken a radical approach to keeping astronauts fit as they roam the rocky ball. To prevent lunar explorers from becoming weak and weak in the low-gravity environment, scientists suggest that astronauts go jogging. But since this … Read more