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There’s a lot we can do with current technology to help stem the tide of climate change, but future technology may help even more.

How can we promote the creation of new neurons – and why is it so important?

Not nearly well enough. And we should all be concerned. In 1859, the science of solar physics truly began with the largest eruption in recorded history: the Carrington event. Prior […]

It doesn’t matter what’s popular, logical, or intuitive. What matters is what you can observe and measure. Imagine asking the biggest, most fundamental question of all: what is reality? How would […]

Something isn’t adding up, but it isn’t a calibration error. It’s been nearly 100 years since we discovered that the Universe was expanding. Ever since, the scientists who study the […]

Researchers decoded the love signals of lizards “spoken” through chemical signals.

Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.

2019 offers an outstanding selection of books, accessories, and much more for the science-lover in your life! With each passing year, a whole slew of new scientific discoveries, refinements, and improvements […]

A study reveals these brains exhibit less cortical surface area and gray matter.

Will identifying patient zero curb the spread, or just cause stigma?

A recent study on monkeys found that stimulating a certain part of the forebrain wakes monkeys from anesthesia.

Creators of the popular protein-folding game, Foldit, are seeking help to design a treatment for COVID-19.

Researchers documented the most common negative side effects of smoking weed, and who might be most susceptible.

Appraising a ubiquitous feature among modern folk.

An outbreak in the number of measles cases in the UK has resulted in the country losing its World Health Organization dedicated “measles-free” status. The culprits responsible for this decline: […]

To prevent torturous experiments on organoids, some are calling for clearer definitions of consciousness.

The virus is unlike anything many people have ever experienced.

As the new coronavirus epidemic spreads, more and more people are wearing surgical masks—despite their questionable effectiveness. An anthropologist explores the reasons why.

Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.

Global warming appears to be front of mind for people worldwide.

Only 3% of physics graduates and 2% of astronomy graduates are Black. That’s got to change. In the late 1990s, about 5% of the approximately 4000 bachelor’s degrees in physics per […]

Brain-computer interfaces give scientists their closest look so far at what the human brain does while we’re asleep.

He’s also credited by some as having coined the phrase “user-friendly.”

Lovers deadlier than gangsters, first comprehensive Danish homicide study since 1970s shows

What symptoms to watch for, how to get tested, what to do if you’re sick, and when to go to the doctor.

Over the past 30 years, we’ve revolutionized what we know about the Universe. But we couldn’t have done it without these lessons. On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope rocketed […]

Could better teaching practices make paying attention easier for everyone?

Your opinions about a large number of complex scientific issues are probably wrong. That’s why we have science. In 2016, an Italian virologist named Roberto Burioni was invited to appear on […]

Groundbreaking neurological research on songbirds provides insight on human learned behavior and speech.

And can we devise an experiment to tell, even when we aren’t looking? One of the most bizarre aspects of quantum physics is that the fundamental entities that make up the […]