What we think of as our average region of the Universe might not be average at all. “No matter what technique you use, you should get the same value for the […]
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Social observers are particularly attuned to braggadocio. What do you think of a person who claims to be a better driver, performer or lover than average? Is this person better […]
Several investigations have looked into the Taos hum. One scientist believes he has the most likely culprit.
Perhaps moving the entire planet into a different orbit could help us avoid the boiling of the oceans. It’s unorthodox, but not entirely off-the-wall, says astrophysicist Ethan Siegel.
A new study investigates if pot smokers outperformed nonsmokers in creativity.
It’s discovered thousands. But how many more are out there? “How vast those Orbs must be, and how inconsiderable this Earth, the Theatre upon which all our mighty Designs, all our […]
The next-to-last episode of the first season is heavy on plot and character development, but packs a science and ethical punch, too. What do you do when, after a life-threatening journey […]
The UN has commissioned a study of extreme poverty in the most of one of the world’s wealthiest nations, the United States.
Surprisingly, the evidence points towards the existence of the unobservable multiverse. But it isn’t the answer you’re looking for. “We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that […]
There’s no way to frame this as anything other than a disaster for humanity. This article was originally written one week ago, on the day the FY2019 budget was released […]
Researchers believe they have enough evidence to support the “kelp highway hypothesis.”
The possibilities were almost limitless, so why does everything line up? Our Solar System is an orderly place, with the four inner planets, the asteroid belt, and the gas giant worlds […]
If it weren’t just the three space and one time dimensions, what would be different? “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a […]
Psychology professor Jean M Twenge argues that teens are suffering elevated levels of depression and loneliness, and their phones are to blame.
Quantum interpretations are all the rage. Too bad you don’t even need one. In everyday life, there are certain rules we take for granted: cause-and-effect, for instance. Something occurs, and that […]
Design thinking has become a major focus in recent years. As with many innovative thinking and business concepts, design thinking promises companies a chance to become the next Apple or Target.
A controversial discovery shows how Islam could have influenced the Vikings.
The results have implications for consumers, educators, and business people.
The neutron star-neutron star merger was initially only seen in 1 detector out of 3. Here’s how scientists didn’t let it slip away. On August 17th, 2017, a gravitational wave event […]
If you thought our galaxy was just the luminous matter within it, think again. “Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that […]
Different gut bacteria may affect differently the way energy is metabolized from foods.
Images taken 20 years apart show the rate of evaporation, and they’ll take much more than mere thousands of years to destroy. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of […]
Though the sample size was small, the results are compelling.
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This discovery finally points to the source of Earth’s precious heavy elements, also proves Einstein correct in more ways than one.
A pair of Kickstarter enthusiasts, want to make coloring even more fun for you by merging Cards Against Humanity with the ‘boring’ crayon to make it… politically incorrect.
Astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals if he’d run for President and what he would do if elected.
If people who experience near-death experiences have less fear of death, could an out-of-body experience through virtual simulation lead to the same result?
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Researchers may have discovered the oldest homo sapiens yet, in Morocco.
Neurons in the human brain produce photons, and are apparently capable of being the infrastructure for light-based communication and activity.