We’ve never seen an image of a black hole’s event horizon before. Here’s what we’re expecting, based on what we already know. For hundreds of years, physicists have hypothesized that the […]
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It’s an asteroid, it’s a comet, it’s actually a spacecraft?
With 1.6 billion households in the world, how does Santa do it? With a little Christmas magic… and a lot of science! How does Santa Claus do it? In one long […]
The greatest danger to our planet is not pollution or climate change, but our own despair.
Don’t get your Wacker in a Wabash, Chicagoans. This is just one poll.
It’s been 100 years since the world’s last deadliest flu pandemic. Experts warn that another one is inevitable, but are we ready?
Two independent techniques give precise but incompatible answers. Here’s how to resolve it. If you didn’t know anything about the Universe beyond our own galaxy, there are two different pathways you […]
Whether keto or vegan, finding love on restrictive diets is no easy task.
The survey asked respondents to rate their anxiety levels in five areas: safety, health, finances, relationships and politics.
It wasn’t just the Milky Way and Andromeda two billion years ago. Here in the Local Group, our two largest galaxies dominate: Andromeda and the Milky Way. Our Local Group of […]
The mathematician and codebreaker invented a water filter that only just got build recently. Could it make the ocean’s drinkable?
Elon Musk revealed some new details about the early stages of the Boring Company’srnplans to transform the mass-transit system in Los Angeles.
If the bolide had hit just 30 seconds later, we’d be looking at a very different Earth.
Only 5-15% of the World Ocean’s floor has been mapped. This herculean effort is set to tackle our planet’s last frontier.
Be glad your name isn’t attached to any of these bad ideas.
It’s not so rare as many think.
Why do we celebrate Halloween, and what have pumpkins got to do with it?
If a star spins and then collapses, what happens to its angular momentum? The most common way to form a black hole in the Universe is to have a massive […]
Scientists have identified a new shape called the scutoid, and it helps explain the how cells in the body arrange themselves in tightly packed three-dimensional structures to form tissues.
The lawsuit claims the administration violated the First Amendment when it revoked the press credentials of reporter Jim Acosta.
Dark matter, dark energy, inflation and the Big Bang are real, and the alternatives all fail spectacularly. If you keep up with the latest science news, you’re probably familiar with […]
Actress Evangeline Lilly wonders if the reason male Marvel superheroes complain about their costumes so much is that they’re not used to being uncomfortable to look good, as all women are.
Couples who had fish more than 8 times a menstrual cycle had a 47% shorter time getting pregnant than those who didn’t, and had 22% more sex than those that didn’t.
There’s something very special inside a proton and neutron that holds the key. There are few things in the Universe that are as easy to form, in theory, as black holes […]
Researchers at the Rotman School of Management discovered that past victories rarely translate into new environments.
Think the future isn’t already here with us? Think again!
The part of your brain responsible for ASMR catalogs music, and appears to be a stronghold against Alzheimer’s and dementia.
MIT researchers have designed a fleet of autonomous boats that offer high manoeuvrability and precise control.
Ancient beverages such as tea and chamomile can heighten your modern-day performance.
Even the best science imaginable has its limits. In terms of ambition, it’s hard to ask for more than to know absolutely everything there is to know about the Universe. That’s […]