Some constants, like the speed of light, exist with no underlying explanation. How many “fundamental constants” does our Universe require?
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Discovering fossilized insects is difficult, but a new find suggests a unique place to look.
How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.
Modern science progresses with an intensity and even irrationality that Aristotle could not fathom.
Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.
Surrounding Earth is a powerful magnetic field created by swirling liquid iron in the planet’s core. Earth’s magnetic field may be nearly as old as the Earth itself – and […]
A study proposes that an ancient trading network, called the Hopewell tradition, may have been wiped out by what is known as a cosmic airburst.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
The image you’re seeing isn’t a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren’t hole-like at all.
Jupiter’s atmosphere is hotter than it should be, and now we know why.
Earth is not a benign mother. We have begun to witness what happens when it unleashes its fury.
The densest objects that haven’t collapsed to black holes can tell us information about the Universe unlike anything else. Swarming through our own galaxy, we’ve detected quite a few bizarre objects: […]
The theory could resolve some unanswered questions.
How one startup plans to use “death rays” for good instead of evil.
Learn how to get the best views no matter where you are. Every year, no matter what else is occurring on Earth or in the heavens, you can rely on two […]
Even addition has to play by different rules for black holes. How do you add 28 and 47 together? This simple math question helps us highlight the many different ways that […]
The ‘final parsec problem’ is still a mystery for astronomers. When it comes to black holes in the Universe, we know there are at least two major types. There are […]
For many, it was just a successful launch like any other. But for scientists around the globe, it was a victory few dared to imagine.
In 2020, we experienced the shortest ‘day’ in 50 years. Here’s the reason why. On the timescales that humans experience, there are lots of things that we consider to be extremely […]
Sure, we’re warming now. But will this continue, or will natural factors change things? According to our best understanding of Earth’s climate, the global average temperature has increased significantly over the […]
From the explosions themselves to their unique and vibrant colors, the fireworks displays we adore require quantum physics.
Earth is actively broadcasting and actively searching for intelligent civilizations. But could our technology even detect ourselves?
In “Off the Edge”, journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
Avi Loeb says it’s aliens. Every other astronomer disagrees. Here’s why. In 2017, an astronomical event occurred that was unlike any other: for the first time, we observed an object that […]
Pseudoscience is science’s shadow.
Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.
The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there’s a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.