Before you even look through your telescope, you need to know where to begin. “If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control […]
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The troubling ReAnima clinical trials in India have just been blocked.
There is so much we’ve discovered and so far that we’ve come. But there’s a limit to knowledge we’ll never be able to overcome. “To know that we know what […]
A new study by a Harvard University economist shows surprising results about whom the police are actually more likely to shoot.
A minister misspeaks – and accidentally creates an entire Latin American country
The Middle Ages see a resurgence of interest among the alt-right and some conservative thinkers.
It takes a magician —or two — to know when someone’s performing clever sleight-of-hand.
Rutin can increase the number of calories burned in a workout.
You may have heard of Laniakea, but don’t count on it being real. “It’s the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest […]
Given the FDA’s lack of oversight, the FTC is stepping in to regulate homeopathic products.
Researchers found what all viruses have in common and created a therapy that should work on any kind, and will outsmart viral mutation.
One in five employees are distracted at work by social media, a Pew Research Center poll finds.
Paul Davies suggests we open our minds to where alien messages might be hiding, including in our own DNA.
Science, pictures, and a revolution in what we know is out there. “The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.” –Edwin Hubble The Hubble Space Telescope took its first […]
The US Air Force’s Space Horizons Team wants to juice America’s space program. Here’s how.
This AI hates racism, retorts wittily when sexually harassed, dreams of being superintelligent, and finds Siri’s conversational skills to be decidedly below her own.
This particular type of gene therapy gave mice younger bodies and 30% longer lifespans.
Cognitive scientist Donald H. Hoffman asserts that not only do we invent our own personal views of reality, it’s an evolutionary necessity.
What’s the most important ingredient in cooking? If you think it’s love, give yourself zero pats on the back. According to Alton Brown, it’s scientific enquiry.
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Gravity is the oldest fundamental force ever discovered. Might it not be fundamental after all? “The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic […]
Henry Rollins talks about how fear of winding up starting in The America drove his to his remarkable career.
We might have been spared the worst of Hurricane Matthew, but the underlying science is informative at any time! “She didn’t even know what she’d do when she got back to […]
We haven’t found the truly “first” ones yet, but we’re not just on our way; we’re almost there. “For the first time we can learn about individual stars from near the […]
If you think federal funding for science is expensive, wait until you see the cost of not funding it. “For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as […]
Scientists are finding that loneliness has real medical consequences, and the brain sees it as pain.
From “billions and billions” to more than two trillion, we still need dark matter as much as ever! “In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be […]
Looking for new ways to teach the intellectual capital of humanity to its students, Glasgow University is offering a philosophy course based on the character of Homer Simpson.
A Japanese study found that they could even tell what subjects were dreaming about.
One controversial aspect, O’Neill says the FDA should only regulate drugs for safety, not efficacy.
The director of the National Museum of Natural History offers an under-three-minute joyride through the history of life on earth.