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Nate Gesar

Nate Gesar

Your friendly neighborhood photographer. Stargazer, sunlounger.

Articles by Nate Gesar (7)

NASA’s New Dark Universe Telescope Sets Off to Map the Hidden Cosmos
Universe,Tech

NASA’s New Dark Universe Telescope Sets Off to Map the Hidden Cosmos

The new telescope just began a three–month cruise to a quiet perch a million miles from Earth, preparing to chart dark matter, track dark energy, and sweep the sky for hidden worlds orbiting distant stars.

By Nate Gesar • Aug 31, 2026

A Physicist Made Time Stop in a Jar of Atoms. Kind Of
Consciousness,Humanity

A Physicist Made Time Stop in a Jar of Atoms. Kind Of

By building a clock out of a cold-atom system's own disorder, a physicist produced the first controlled evidence that time might emerge from change itself rather than tick quietly in the background.

By Nate Gesar • Aug 3, 2026

The Goldfish You Set Free Can Wreck an Entire Lake
Earth

The Goldfish You Set Free Can Wreck an Entire Lake

New experiments show released pet goldfish cloud the water, gut the food web and tip whole ecosystems into a degraded state that's slow and costly to reverse.

By Nate Gesar • Jul 13, 2026

Scientists Just Discovered a Hidden "Footprint of Death"
Humanity

Scientists Just Discovered a Hidden "Footprint of Death"

New research claims dying cells stamp a microscopic residue onto the surfaces they leave behind, now dubbed a "footprint of death.” Virus may be exploiting it.

By Nate Gesar • Jun 30, 2026

Your Brain Takes Out Its Own Trash. Now We Know How.
Humanity

Your Brain Takes Out Its Own Trash. Now We Know How.

A region everyone assumed was just an artery turns out to be part of the brain's cleanup crew. The discovery could reshape how we hunt for Alzheimer's before symptoms ever start.

By Nate Gesar • Jun 3, 2026

The Salmon Are on Cocaine, and They're Swimming Farther Than Ever
Earth,Humanity

The Salmon Are on Cocaine, and They're Swimming Farther Than Ever

Traces of your weekend bender are turning up in Swedish lakes, and the fish are wired.

By Nate Gesar • May 21, 2026

Robots Are Watching Humans And Learning
Tech,Humanity

Robots Are Watching Humans And Learning

A Swiss lab just taught machines to mimic humans on the fly. The breakthrough is real. So are the questions about what comes next.

By Nate Gesar • May 4, 2026