To date, only one research vessel has ever encountered a milky sea.
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One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal’s “death feint.”
Comparing Elon Musk’s Mars rocket to NASA’s new ride.
“The only options left were experimental approaches in clinical trials.”
Based on product labeling claims, scientists hypothesized that green cleaners were less toxic. They were wrong.
Most things in the world can be seen in surprisingly different ways.
Shooting star or piece of space dust?
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
The most unique interloper into our Solar System has a natural explanation that fits perfectly — no aliens required.
The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe’s size and shape.
Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.
It was originally recorded in the 1970s by cognitive psychologists Harry McGurk and John MacDonald.
Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
We’ve almost got the entire story. James Webb will put the last piece into place. In all of science, there are really only two ways that something can be “known” to […]
A powerful new tool lights up the brains of worms, and may soon help draw maps of other animals brains.
The German-American cartoonist introduced the idea that Santa Claus traveled with a sleigh and reindeer.
At just 3 solar masses, it eliminates the “mass gap.” Searching for black holes is one of the most difficult astronomical games a scientist can play. Emitting no light of their […]
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
The Persian Constitutional Revolution made unlikely allies and enemies of missionaries, ayatollahs, the shah, and his Russian ambassadors. Its legacy shaped modern-day Iran.
Is the Universe the same everywhere? Or are there truly ‘special places’ around? For practically all of human history, one assumption about our place in the Universe had long gone unchallenged: […]
Some solar cells are so lightweight they can sit on a soap bubble.
Moral panics about the content of children’s cartoons and other forms of entertainment have a long history.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
Diogenes engaged in shocking behavior to demonstrate the contradictions, small-mindedness, and sheer absurdity of prevailing social conventions.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
Finding out we’re not alone in the Universe would fundamentally change everything. Here’s how we could do it.
Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.