The inevitable long, slow decline is accelerating, and there’s nothing we can do. The Universe, as it is today, is less active, is forming fewer stars, and is creating fewer chances […]
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Stock markets may be plummeting, but that doesn’t mean the spread of COVID-19 is hurting everyone’s bottom line.
Early reading experiences play an important role in brain development.
When you look at the Universe in an entirely new way, you sometimes find what you could never have anticipated. Almost exactly one year ago today, the Event Horizon Telescope […]
The images themselves will take your breath away, but the science we can extract from them is truly revolutionary and spectacular. Dark matter may be one of the most mysterious […]
In the fight between talent and hard work, hard work usually wins.
Clinical trials by Janssen Pharmaceuticals showed troubling results.
Add some color to the internal structures and you’ve got some eye-popping imagery.
Study shows ripples across a newly fertilized egg are similar to ocean and atmospheric circulations.
Avi Loeb says it’s aliens. Every other astronomer disagrees. Here’s why. In 2017, an astronomical event occurred that was unlike any other: for the first time, we observed an object that […]
Without this one ingredient, there wouldn’t be enough ‘glue’ to hold the Universe together. Of all the things in the Universe to be thankful for — the stars, planets, atoms, molecules, and […]
Maybe 100% of stars don’t have planets, after all. When stars form in the Universe, they’re created in giant bursts. A stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy […]
Here’s what scientists know about how the virus spreads, and how to avoid contracting it.
OCD sufferers cannot trust past experiences, making the future even harder to manage.
For the third time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives voted to impeach a sitting U.S. president.
Numerous drugs designed to treat diabetes, arthritis, and other conditions may actually have secret anti-cancer properties as well.
Can we ever be really sure we’ve learned everything about nature?
As soon as you start thinking about energy and gravity, you’ll realize the need to go beyond it. When it comes to a science like physics, theoretical expectations must always be […]
It’s one way to interpret recent X-ray data, but it conflicts with much, much better data we already have. Earlier this month, a new study came out claiming something shocking: perhaps […]
The smart toilet can analyze urine and stool samples for disease markers and can even recognize an individual user’s “analprint”.
Melting ice is turning up bodies on Mt. Everest. This isn’t as shocking as you’d think.
The highest-energy particles on Earth reach enormous energies, but it’s nothing compared to what the Universe can achieve. Deep underground in Europe, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator lives in a […]
The FAA is not amused by flame-throwing drones.
There’s a flowchart if you aren’t sure. It’s a situation that comes up all too frequently: an expert in their field publicly states a conclusion that is thoroughly accepted by the […]
“I used to mountain climb… If I can’t walk anymore, I’ll crawl.”
61% said adopting a vegan diet was not enjoyable.
Audio recordings reveal cows have unique voices and share emotions with each other.
New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
A critical thinking framework developed by psychologists can help teach mental skills necessary for our times.
What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?