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New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
We’re blissfully ignorant of how we put ourselves at risk online.
A new study finds that casually fibbing to children results in lifelong issues.
Black holes are regions of extreme gravity, but dark matter barely interacts at all. Do they play well together? Black holes are some of the most extreme objects in the […]
It’s that the Universe can be understood at all. Don’t deafen yourself to its lessons. In a nutshell, 2020 has been a unique year in human history. For the first time […]
Data centers are likely to consume up to 4.1% of electricity around the globe by 2030. Can they go green?
Move over deepfakes. Multi-agent artificial intelligence is poised to manipulate your mind.
Taking time for thoughtful consideration has fallen out of fashion, writes Emily Chamlee-Wright. How can we restore good faith and good judgement to our increasingly polarized conversations?
Our ultimate fate depends on something we’ve barely begun to measure. One of the biggest mysteries in all of physics is dark energy. According to our best observations, the Universe cannot […]
Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.
Steve Wozniak doesn’t know if his phone is listening, but he’s minimizing risks.
A company claims to make the world’s first humanoid android and offers ‘digital immortality”.
An inside look at common relationship problems that link to how we were raised.
The world promised by the internet and social media is one where physical barriers are a thing of the past and communication is instantaneous. The current reality has some of […]
The Hollywood blockbuster may have been right, if only 3.2 billion years off the mark.
The path to sobriety isn’t one that can be traveled alone, studies suggest.
Is it time media outlets stop publishing the names and photographs of mass shooters?
Those who think they’re better at lying than average seem to have a few things in common.
With just a few more neutron star mergers, we’ll have the best constraints of all-time. How fast is the Universe expanding? Ever since the expanding Universe was first discovered nearly […]
Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.
And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
A tiny, perfectly preserved 3D fossil from Argentina tells us more about an early snake.
Competition in STEM subjects left students feeling like imposters.
A Mars Space Flight team member warns that people need to be prepared for what’s coming.
If the multiverse is real, where does all the energy for it come from? One of the biggest scientific puzzles, even given our knowledge of the Big Bang, is to understand […]
The relatively quick evolution of nine unusual shark species has scientists intrigued.
Having lots of kids is great for the success of the species. But there’s a hitch.
Why would people rate certain names as being more extraverted or more agreeable?