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And if it is, what does that mean for dark energy, and our Universe’s fate? “Until the 1990s, there were few reliable observations about movement at the scale of the […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy tackles the perennially challenging topic of time travel. Whether we can ultimately travel through time may depend on the speed of our yet-to-be-invented time machine.
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How we’ll directly take pictures of Earth-like planets in the future! “We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration. If life is prevalent in our neighborhood […]
There’s a new theory out there that these merging black holes came from a single star. What are the odds? “Even if the Fermi detection is a false alarm, future LIGO […]
Future clothing will make you look dazzling with amazing special effects.
Two new particles, one maybe seen and one theoretical, have the physics community buzzing.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent out over a thousand letters warning public schools away from this creationist propaganda.
Will it be Betelgeuse? Eta Carinae? Here are some candidates that are less popular, but perhaps more likely! “Some of them burn slow and long, like red dwarfs. Others — blue giants — burn […]
Some of the most impactful studies on out-of-body and near-death experiences were done by the U.S. Air Force when it purposefully induced the conditions on fighter pilots.
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Like a culinary canary in the coal mine, coleslaw can tell you everything you need to know about a restaurant.
Could finding a planet capable of supporting humans already be within our reach? “The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so vast and the treasures hidden in the heavens so […]
Scientists can see a spark at fertilization that has serious implications for in vitro.
The strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational forces probably aren’t all there is. Did we just find evidence for a fifth? “A careful analysis of the process of observation in atomic physics […]
Including the most massive star ever discovered in the Universe. “The night has a thousand eyes, and the day but one;Yet the light of the bright world dies with the […]
The Orion Nebula demonstrates the answer. “So numerous are the objects which meet our view in the heavens, that we cannot imagine a point of space where some light would not […]
The four fundamental forces have ruled our Universe for over 50 years, now. Are we on the brink of discovering a new one? “The new claim now is [a] boson with […]
Mother Teresa will be canonized this Sunday, September 4th. What does it take to become a saint, and is the Vatican mistaken to not address Mother Teresa’s flaws?
The similarities between the Universe and a living being are striking and surprising. Could larger entities than us be alive? “Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to […]
The first of the next generation of telescopes is already under construction. Here’s the audacious new science we’re in for! “We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and […]
How the darkest places on the sky unexpectedly house the closest new stars. “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will […]
How colliding galaxy clusters emit the most spectacular fireworks, if only you look beyond what your eyes can see! “Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. […]
While people treat bread like the devil, Michael Pollan thinks it might just be our impatience creating the real issue.
The strain of peering into our mobile phones and tablets is causing serious vision problems.
An update on the star 1,480 light-years away that gave us hope we weren’t alone in the universe.
Find out how eco-friendly and humane products can be popular and pricier at the same time.
An astronaut looked out the window of the Cupola—an observation nook on the International Space Station (ISS)—and saw a crack in the glass. Imagine floating in space in a pressurized spacecraft and seeing a crack in the thing keeping you safe from the empty void outside.
The answer depends on what scales you’re looking at. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” –Swami Vivekananda When it comes to the fundamental laws […]
Elon Musk is confident that the electric car’s future is solar-powered.