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There’s a million things we haven’t done. But just you wait. The Universe as we know it began some 13.8 billion years ago with the onset of the hot Big Bang. […]
All the things that surround us and make us up weren’t always here. But where did it all come from? The Universe, as we see it today, sure is full of […]
To war is human – and Neanderthals were very like us.
A team of researchers have discovered the brain rhythmic activity that can split us from reality.
Thought expriments are great tools, but do they always do what we want them to?
And the first sci-fi weapon the Space Force gets is….a device to scramble communications?
You’re gonna die, cloud! All stars, even our Sun, will someday eventually die. After burning on the main sequence for billions of years, the Sun will expand into a red giant, […]
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
The first COVID-19 vaccines are here. So are the anti-vaxxers. Over the past year, most of us have learned more about coronaviruses than we ever thought we’d need to know. […]
Exploring how a small change in your DNA sequence can make you a natural blonde.
A cosmic puzzle is finally solved, as new observations answer the question of why this galaxy exists at all. For the last couple of years, astronomy has had a tremendous puzzle […]
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As a doctor, I am reminded every day of the fragility of the human body, how closely mortality lurks just around the corner.
The discovery pushes back humanity’s history with domestication.
Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
If dark matter is fundamentally different from the normal matter we know, there should be a way to test it. Here are the results. Dark matter — despite the enormous indirect evidence for […]
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
Whatever’s lurking out there, it isn’t all, or even mostly, normal matter. When it comes to the Universe, it’s only natural to wonder what, exactly, it is that makes everything up. […]
The theory could resolve some unanswered questions.
A new study shows that altering the ISS and TOR pathways in roundworms can extend lifespan by 500 percent.
For the cosmos, it’s all too easy being green. Stars come in a wide variety of colors, but never green. Stars form in a wide variety of sizes, colors and masses, […]
Less than 1% of all venture capital funding in the US is given to Black entrepreneurs. Now is the time for that to change.
Delaying or refusing vaccines for non-medical reasons is literally a killer choice. When it comes to issues at the intersection of science and society, there are all sorts of things that […]
Map shows oldest buildings for each U.S. state – but also hints at what’s missing.
They say that atoms are mostly 99.99999% empty space. But quantum physics says otherwise. If you were to look at what your body is made of, at smaller and more […]
Only one dark matter detection experiment ever gave a positive result, in conflict with all the others. This could be why. For multiple generations now, it’s been apparent to astronomers that […]
Amid such suffering, people need some joy.