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From outside a black hole, all masses take an infinite amount of time to cross the event horizon. How, then, can black holes grow? Every Milky Way-sized galaxy should contain hundreds […]
A new study discovered that lack of purpose leads to earlier death.
The quick test would be a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
How the story of a statistics student being late to class became the inspiration for the protagonist of Good Will Hunting.
If it holds up, it would revolutionize physics and be a slam-dunk Nobel Prize. Here’s why that’s unlikely to be the case. Every so often, an experiment comes along in physics […]
In one generation, the climate of many American cities will experience a noticeable shift.
The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 20 brand new videos! How does an astronaut bridge cultural divide? This month, take new perspectives on the interesting world we work […]
Compassion is one of several news values that determine if a story is published.
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment marks a first for humankind.
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It’s much more complex a question than dividing its mass by the volume of the event horizon. If you want to get a meaningful answer, you have to go deep. If […]
After Kepler but before James Webb, TESS is preparing astronomers for the coming exoplanet revolution. There are always new discoveries and achievements occurring in science, and certain fields have experienced […]
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We know a lot about what else is out there, but we still don’t know everything. In the quest for life in the Universe, it makes sense to look at […]
It's safe to say not everyone was immediately impressed.
There is a reason why anti-vaxx attitudes are hard to shake, explains a new study.
Was it a real thing? And the Wise Men? Or are they just myths?
Just because you can design an experiment to test for something doesn’t mean you should trust the results. Is there another Universe out there? The Universe we know and inhabit, the […]
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to a record-setting $1.6 billion after Friday’s drawing yielded no winners. Now, thousands of people are snatching up $2 tickets ahead of Tuesday’s drawing […]
Now is a good time to brush up on who's on the ballot.
It’s the ultimate way to go… and yet, it still isn’t what you’d expect. There are many terrifying ways that the Universe can destroy something. In space, if you tried to […]
The world’s greatest observatory can go no further with its current instrument set. The Hubble Space Telescope has provided humanity with our deepest views of the Universe ever. It has […]
Humans are much more dangerous to spiders than vice versa.