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The heart of the religious ritual is mysticism, argues Brian Muraresku in “The Immortality Key.”
And if it does strike us, how much damage will it cause? Will near-Earth asteroid Apophis strike us in 2068? Generically, asteroids under ~1 km in size are irregularly shaped, will […]
Scientists discover that under certain conditions two kinds of water exist.
We haven’t discovered life beyond our Solar System yet, but we’re closer than ever before. Over the past 30 years, we’ve gone from zero exoplanets to thousands. With each new […]
Researchers from Israel reversed two key processes involved in aging.
A new method is able to create realistic models of the human heart, which could vastly improve how surgeons train for complex procedures.
Underperforming, the U.S. comes in only 157th out of 196 in global triangularity ranking.
A mineral made in a Kamchatka volcano may hold the answer to cheaper batteries, find scientists.
Of course, it’s all about where you move. The authors argue that it needs to be less populous regions.
Entropy always increases, but that doesn’t mean it was zero to start with. One of the most inviolable laws in the Universe is the second law of thermodynamics: that in any […]
It’s never too late to learn a new language. Just don’t count on speaking French like a Parisian.
Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
The COVID-19 pandemic is making health disparities in the United States crystal clear. It is a clarion call for health care systems to double their efforts in vulnerable communities.
A study of the Mosuo women, known for their matriarchy, suggests that gender roles can influence our health outcomes.
Experts plead with Americans to keep gatherings limited this Thanksgiving, while families devise new ways to celebrate the holidays.
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. […]
Synchronous movement seems to help us form cohesive groups by shifting our thinking from “me” to “we.”
Heard about the phenomenon of FNE, or ‘first night effect’?
An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists.
One of the world’s most isolated island groups has just been made one of the world’s largest ocean reserves.
We love a good heist movie, but our favorite part is not the caper. It’s building the team. The brilliant thief—just out of jail to do one more job, he […]
No matter how accurately you place two Plinko chips, you cannot count on the same outcome twice. Of all the pricing games on the iconic television show The Price Is Right, […]
A new theory suggests that dreams’ illogical logic has an important purpose.
In “The Immortality Key,” Brian Muraresku speculates that the Eucharist could have once been more colorful.
Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
You might be inclined to modify gravity instead, but those ideas have grossly unequal evidence supporting them. What is it, exactly, that you’re supposed to do when the predictions of […]
The compound found in “magic mushrooms” has significant and fast-acting impact on the brains of rats.
Having grown kids still at home is not likely to do you, or them, any permanent harm.