Venice’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, said the city was “on its knees.”
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None of us know where this is heading, but we can still learn from the moment.
Physicists sure do give counterintuitive names to the things they find. Most of us are confounded by the idea of relativity when we first encounter it. Objects don’t just move through […]
Once only dark energy remains, empty space still won’t be completely empty. Imagine, if you dare, the very end of the Universe. The stars — past, present, and future — have all burned out. […]
It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.
A recent headline claimed they could. But if gamma-rays are just a form of light, don’t they have to travel at light-speed? There’s an ultimate speed limit in the Universe: […]
A transformational tool for the future of the world.
The third in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
It’s hard not to conclude that if you act like a child, maybe you’ll learn as effectively as a child, too…
“Having a high level of patience often isn’t something that comes naturally; instead, it is something that improves over time”
Viral ‘photo’ is composite image, but other map shows true and growing size of devastation
It’s the largest, most massive planet in the Solar System. But what’s the real story behind all the impacts on Jupiter? One of the most terrifying prospects here on Earth is […]
The second in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
New research suggests the ocean current that delivers warm water to Europe has a one-in-six chance of halting temporarily over the next hundred years, potentially resulting in freezing temperatures.
Some hold that mental disorders are brain diseases. Others argue that they’re social constructs used to medicalise aberrant behaviour.
So why should we keep using them?
We’re Earth’s first intelligent, technologically advanced civilization. But maybe not the last. For most of our planet’s history, life in some form has existed on our world. Planet Earth formed some […]
When people learn the Universe is expanding, they want to know where the center is. The ‘answer’ isn’t what they expect. There are two things that people learn about the Universe […]
Today’s agriculture workers face 21 days of heat that exceed safety standards. That number will double by 2050.
The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.
Particle physics is everywhere, even in the palm of your hand. When you hold out your palm and point it towards the sky, what is it that’s interacting with your hand? […]
Scientists discover the inner workings of an effect that will lead to a new generation of devices.
It really is the ‘glue’ that holds the Universe together, enabling structures like our own galaxy to form in the first place. One of the most puzzling and counterintuitive facts about […]
We’ve known this virus was coming. We just didn’t do anything about it.
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.
Somehow, the Universe began with just the right mix of cosmic ingredients to make life possible. It sure doesn’t seem likely. When you take stock of what’s in the Universe on […]
Scientists find common chemicals can negatively impact pregnant women.
New research on ankle exoskeletons show promising results.