Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?
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Developing an awareness of and an appreciation for science is what we all truly need, not what we’ve been doing.
You can learn an awful lot about people, culture, and politics by studying R.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we’ve found the Universe’s background gravitational wave signal!
Communication among cetaceans, like whales and dolphins, looks especially promising.
Quantum mechanics has taught us that even empty space contains energy. “Negative energy” is the state of having less energy than empty space.
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.
Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?
It was originally recorded in the 1970s by cognitive psychologists Harry McGurk and John MacDonald.
Democratic freedom, rapturous religion, and newspapers created a hotbed for social experimentation in 19th-century America.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
The debate goes back at least 400 years.
Measurements of the acceleration of the universe don’t agree, stumping physicists working to understand the cosmic past and future. A new proposal seeks to better align these estimates — and is likely testable.
The high pitches from the flute and the harp would reach your ears before the notes from the tuba and the cello.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
Without these two elements, we’re doomed to fail. In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible to have sufficient expertise to figure out what the complete, comprehensive, scientifically validated truth surrounding […]
Historians have been able to piece together a clear picture of how the average Roman citizen spent their waking hours.
Climate activists’ brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
There are pros and cons to sending interstellar messages to aliens that may or may not exist.
A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System.
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using “directed-energy” weapons against Americans.
Noise pollution is terrible for our health, yet we don’t discuss it often enough.