Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Mars and Earth were sister planets in many ways, with early similar conditions. Why did Mars die? The leading explanation isn't universal.

A deep dive into missing data and the limitations of disaster databases.

Rather than allowing technology to exacerbate stress and disconnection, we can use it to actively support our wellbeing.

NASA's space telescopes and observatories bring humanity unrivaled science images and scientific discoveries. Here's what should be next.

“The field is endless, but my life is limited, as are all of ours. But you do what you can with your time,” says CSO Mart Saarma.

The best autonomous car may be one you don’t even need to own.

“The problem with conspiracy theories is they're not just telling you a story, they're telling you a really good story. There's a hidden cabal behind everything that's happening, there's a secret pattern that you just have to be smart enough to detect.”

Almost everyone asserts that the Big Bang was the beginning of everything, followed by inflation. Has everyone gotten the order wrong?

Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.

The late philosopher suggested adding a couple of “Occam’s heuristics” to your critical thinking toolbox.

Beyond stars, galaxies, and gravity, studying the fundamental workings of nature reveals widely applicable lessons for learners everywhere.

Electric vehicle sales are rising but public charging in cities is still lacking.

More than two years after JWST began science operations, our Universe now looks very different. Here are its biggest science contributions.

Studying why innovation clusters form can shed light on how to better promote research and growth.

What are dark matter and dark energy? The large-scale structure of the cosmos encodes them both, with ESA's Euclid mission leading the way.

"The promise of the Human Genome Project has finally arrived."

The secret sauce is the real world.

Differences in certain avian and mammalian proteins explain why avian influenza doesn't (typically) infect humans.

The most common visual depictions of the history of the Universe show the Big Bang as a growing tube with an "ignition" point. Why is that?

Great tidal ranges are relatively rare on a global scale — and can be very deadly to the unsuspecting foreshore walker.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

The fabric of spacetime is four-dimensional, with three for space and only one for time. But wow, time sure is different from space!

Could life be widespread throughout the cosmos, in the subsurface oceans of ice-covered worlds? NASA's Europa Clipper mission investigates.

An in-depth interview with astronomer Kelsey Johnson, whose new book, Into the Unknown, explores what remains unknown about the Universe.

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing where to build a telescope. These 3 locations, on their merits, surpass all others.

Man seeking meaningful relationship at the intersection of on-demand empathy and Rule 34.

The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.

The Universe changes remarkably over time, with some entities surviving and others simply decaying away. Is this cosmic evolution at work?

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.