As far as we can tell, there’s no limit to how far it goes on; only a limit to how far we can see. Could the Universe truly be infinite?
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Financial illiteracy can become a significant problem. But it’s a problem with a clear solution.
A clock, designed and built in Europe, ran hopelessly at the wrong rate when brought to America. The physics of gravity explains why.
Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.
From the earliest stages of the hot Big Bang (and even before) to our dark energy-dominated present, how and when did the Universe grow up?
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It’s been precisely 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang occurred. Here’s how we know.
The dark genome makes up 98% of human DNA. Scientists are just beginning to understand its role in cognitive disorders.
By probing the Universe on atomic scales and smaller, we can reveal the entirety of the Standard Model, and with it, the quantum Universe.
The knobby starfish skeleton has diamond-like properties and could inspire new designs for lightweight, highly resilient ceramics, with widespread applications in engineering and construction.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
Whether NASA likes it or not, humans eventually will be having space sex.
The first observational evidence showing the Universe is expanding is 100 years old now: in 2023. Here’s the story of its 100th anniversary.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
Both journalists have put themselves in danger to shed light on corruption and abuses of power in their home countries.
Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.
Across all wavelengths of light, the Sun is brighter than the Moon. Until we went to the highest energies and saw a gamma-ray surprise.
Archaeologists turn to other scientific fields to fill in the picture of how victims lived and why they died.
An innovation’s value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
Drop sodium in water, and a violent, even explosive reaction will occur. But quantum physics is needed to explain why.
Upskilling prepares today’s workforce for tomorrow’s opportunities, positioning organizations for success in the future.
There are a wide variety of theoretical studies that call our Standard Model of cosmology into question. Here’s what they really mean.
With LEDs bringing brighter nighttime lighting than ever before, and thousands of new satellites polluting the skies, astronomy needs help.
Despite the recent headlines, it’s an extraordinarily unlikely proposition. Have you ever wondered, if it were possible to travel through space straight ahead as quickly as you could imagine, if […]
Late-night shows, developed during the “golden age” of TV, are no longer as relevant in the age of streaming services and Donald Trump.
How slight differences could have forever changed our cosmic history. 13.8 billion years ago, what we know today as our Universe began with the hot Big Bang. Filled with matter, antimatter […]
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The engineer working on Google’s AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.