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Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?

Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.

The mass that gravitates and the mass that resists motion are, somehow, the same mass. But even Einstein didn’t know why this is so.

Neutrons can be stable when bound into an atomic nucleus, but free neutrons decay away in mere minutes. So how are neutron stars stable?

Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.

Nearly 2000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii but incinerating Herculaneum. The most lethal volcanic phenomenon is at fault.

Although we still don’t know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.

Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.

Symmetries aren’t just about folding or rotating a piece of paper, but have a profound array of applications when it comes to physics.

Irene is on a bus with her young kids when two men come on, cussing like sailors. Should Irene step in and say something?

The acceptance of death is deeply embedded in our culture; it’s time to overthrow that idea.

Research suggests that employees with criminal records are far less likely to quit their jobs, perhaps due to a greater sense of loyalty.

Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”

How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.

If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.

Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.

When high-anxiety situations arise in the workplace, we tend to react by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning — but there’s a hidden fifth option.

When battles raged in ancient cities, their rocks blazed so brightly that they could be reoriented according to Earth’s magnetic field.

But scientists have found it again.

“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”

Based on data since 2000 alone, global warming is still occurring at a whopping 7-sigma significance. How hot will planet Earth get?

Whether you run the clock forward or backward, most of us expect the laws of physics to be the same. A 2012 experiment showed otherwise.

If “founder mode” runs its course, CEOs should cultivate a new skillset rooted in the authenticity of self-awareness.

It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.

If philosophers really enjoy one thing, it’s a good debate — but not an argument.

The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more.

In “Life As No One Knows It,” Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of “things” is how life uses information.

Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.

The East India Company issued stocks to minimize the risk on their unpredictable but highly lucrative voyages. The rest is history.