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Notre Dame was almost torched in 1871, when Communards set Paris’ major buildings ablaze.
We know exercise is necessary, but this research takes it to another level.
The past 300,000 years occurs in the blink of a cosmic eye, but it’s meant everything to humanity. The history of humanity was anything but inevitable. Although the Universe created […]
The massive Starlink satellite network from SpaceX is causing worries.
The Hermeus Corporation recently received seed funding to begin building a hypersonic jet that would travel twice the speed of the now-retired Concorde.
Some experts may worry that AI will depersonalize health care, but others see its potential to deepen relationships.
Is there anyone who hasn’t at one time or another found themselves procrastinating? It can gradually become a terrible trap: As a deadline looms, the task seems to grow bigger […]
The Pew Research Group conducted a survey on the most important life skills to several thousand Americans. Here’s what they said.
A new study looks at astronauts’ brains after they come back home.
Turns out a little obsession is a good thing.
A study at Rutgers University details the importance of this parent-child bond.
Despite the negative rhetoric, Europeans are getting more liberal about immigration.
Can microdosing LSD enhance creativity and focus?
Even the best science imaginable has its limits. In terms of ambition, it’s hard to ask for more than to know absolutely everything there is to know about the Universe. That’s […]
On the eve of receiving the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his life.
Cornell University researchers propose using biology to transform the storage of sustainable energy.
It’s been difficult to research the illicit drugs, but we’re slowly building a better understanding of their potential.
Synthetic biology is changing the way the planet works.
A 1060-hour amateur exposure of a nearby galaxy does what even Hubble couldn’t do. The Universe is full of astronomical wonders, but it’s up to humanity to observe and analyze them. […]
Don’t wait for happiness — start there instead.
Soon, residents will be able to pick fruits and vegetables — for free.
Elon Musk took issue with recent ideas for space exploration from Jeff Bezos.
Convergence 2.0: Engineers are using the “natural genius” of biological systems to produce extraordinary machines—self-assembling batteries, cancer-detecting nanoparticles, super-efficient water filters made from proteins found in blood cells. Neuroscientist and MIT President Emerita Susan Hockfield and host Jason Gots discuss what all this could mean for our future.
The new system could soon greatly improve foreign-language interactions.
It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?
Despite the moniker, bedbugs evolved long before mattresses and even survived the K-T extinction.
Normally, life expectancy increases every year. For Americans, the opioid epidemic is changing that.
Researchers advance machine learning to create videos of people from single stills and paintings.