Matthew McAteer

Written by Matthew McAteer

Venus, the slowest-spinning planet in the Solar System, illuminated against the Sun and stars.

Space

Which Planet Has Days Longer Than Its Years?

Gigantic wave in Perseus Galaxy Cluster.

Space

What's the Loudest Sound in Space?

Natural rough diamonds on a pile of rocs close up photography.

Space

Which Planet Rains Diamonds?

Aerial View of Tropical Superstorm, A Hurricane Eye Forming Over Ocean.

Bodies of Water

The Ocean Currents That Control The Weather

Bas-relief of Immortal soldiers. Image credit akturer via Shutterstock

History

Why The Persian Immortals Were The Ancient World's Elite Force

Kircher's map of Atlantis, oriented with south at the top, from Mundus Subterraneus. Athanasius Kircher, Public domain / Via Wikimedia Commons.

History

Did Atlantis Really Exist?

Open space filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies.

Space

Does Space Ever Truly End?

Ocean depth underwater wildlife infographic.

Bodies of Water

The Deepest-Living Fish Ever Found

James Webb Primary Mirror (NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Space

Why JWST Keeps Finding Galaxies That Shouldn't Exist

Giant Tube Worms Riftia pachyptila thriving at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Mariana Trench.

Bodies of Water

The Deepest Trench In Each Ocean

Homo sapien fossils at Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum in northeast Thailand. Image Credits: COCKTAIL via Shutterstock

Animals

Who Were the Early European Modern Humans?

The process of producing silk by hand from silkworm cocoons.

History

Ancient Industries That Made Empires Rich

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