Everything that gets heated up has to, somehow, radiate that energy away. Here’s what we see when that happens in the Universe.
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Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.
The odds are slim, but the consequences would be literally world-ending. There really is a chance of a black hole devouring the Earth.
As viewed by the MeerKAT telescope, this radio view of the Milky Way blows away every other way we’ve ever seen our home galaxy.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
For the first time, light that comes from behind a black hole has been spotted.
Researchers believe they have found a single point mutation in an infection-sensing gene that causes the autoimmune disorder.
According to the CDC, 50 countries worldwide have drinkable tap water. But look closer, and the picture is more nuanced.
We don’t need to think about what life is made of but rather what it does.
The AI remembers that you are 32 years old and like to eat sushi, except on Thursdays.
Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.
Single objects rarely change the course of an entire scientific field. Distant object GNz7q, a galaxy-quasar hybrid, might do exactly that.
With the huge growth in satellites, fears of a crowded sky are coming true.
The state of global democracy is relatively strong — but there are clear signs of recent erosion.
With radio and X-ray data combined, we’re understanding how energy flows like never before. When we look out at the Universe on the largest cosmic scales of all, gravity is the […]
Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.
Ethan Mollick, associate professor at the Wharton School, explains why we have to crack the machine-buddy problem.
If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.
An elaborate device called the Mechanical Turk defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte at chess. Edgar Allan Poe revealed the hoax.
The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.
London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.
It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
Colors can influence your emotions and behaviors, but “color psychology” yields no real insight into your personality.
The rhetorical fallout is greater than the radioactive fallout.
If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You’re in for a ride like you never expected.
A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a “holy grail” of psychiatry.
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you’ve ever wondered, “How fast is it expanding,” the answer isn’t in terms of a speed at all.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.