All life as we know it relies on carbon and water. But researchers speculate this doesn’t have to be the case.
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Research suggests that people with depression find sad music calming — or even uplifting.
General Relativity had to be right. Here’s how we knew. What happens to light when it passes near a large mass? Does it simply continue in a straight line, undeflected from […]
A new experiment aims to remove the psychological pressures of using Instagram.
Alternative meats are finally hitting the mainstream.
A tiny grain found within a meteorite in Antarctica sheds light on how the solar system itself came to be.
You can practically see them slipping away. Yes, they’re still in the conversation with you, at least physically, but you know: The other person has disengaged. Who knows where their […]
And why Einstein’s quest for unification was doomed from the start. If you wanted to answer the question of what’s truly fundamental in this Universe, you’d need to investigate matter and […]
If A.I.s are as smart as mice or dogs, do they deserve the same rights?
Antibiotics are often the fastest and simplest way for doctors to help their patients. But with the threat of drug-resistant bacteria, how do we stop prescribing antibiotics?
After a landslide victory, a popular comedian with no political experience becomes Ukraine’s next president. Are comedians really the best leaders?
An investigation finds the cause of failed NASA launches and $700 million in losses.
A new research letter points to another reason for childhood obesity.
Xenon-124 isn’t stable, and the direct detection of its decay could lead us to an even greater prize. Our Universe is old: 13.8 billion years old, to be precise. Many of […]
One often-neglected result of climate change is ocean acidification. If this process continues, we may start to see fewer fish and more jellyfish.
This culinary map of Los Angeles proves the city is more than just the world’s movie capital.
Have you ever had the experience of giving up on a problem and coming back to it some time later to find its solution suddenly obvious? According to Barbara Oakley, […]
Our outer Solar System, from Jupiter to Neptune, isn’t unique after all. In the early 1990s, scientists began detecting the first planets orbiting stars other than the Sun: exoplanets. The easiest […]
The Avengers movies have done a marvelous job melding science and story.
Why do women live longer than men? New data from the WHO tackles age-old questions about longevity.
Brain scans reveal why insomnia sufferers can’t get sleep.
What can 3D printing do for medicine? The “sky is the limit,” says Northwell Health researcher Dr. Todd Goldstein.
A new study highlights a fascinating application of AI, though other uses are more troubling.
Discover the peril and potential of an automated robotic world.
Two new studies might have identified whether or not patients will respond to chemotherapy.
Our planet is rare, precious, and fragile. It’s up to all of us to be its steward. With the advent of rocketry and spaceflight, our cosmic perspective changed forever. The very […]
Even if the company call pull it off, are Americans ready to trust fully autonomous cars?
Some basic areas we could all use some improvement in.