Should George Clooney’s character have floated away? Or do the laws of physics tell a different story? “You’ve got to learn to let go.” –Matt Kowalski, Gravity The movies play […]
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Experiment doesn’t fund projects: it funds people. And it’s helping make scientists out of everyone – especially students.
Comedian Ruby Wax explains the brain like no one else.
Neil deGrasse Tyson and others consider whether alien diseases have the potential to wipe out humanity and maybe already have in the past.
VR is Poised to Change Many Facets of Healthcare. Find out How.
Just hearing two languages helps babies develop cognitive skills before they even speak. Here’s how – and how you can help them develop those skills.
There are certain skills that schools need to make sure kids have. The ol’ “Reading, Writing, Arithmetic” is a starting point, but there’s an entire realm of education that our kids need to know — and some are not getting it.
What secrets did Shakespeare take to his grave 400 years ago? Are the plays the thing to unlock the mysteries of literature’s king?
How does life bounce-back after an extinction-level event? Researchers are studying how the therapsid Lystrosaurus survived through one of the “Big Five” extinction events. It may help scientists predict how Earth will bounce-back from the mass extinction we’re witnessing today.
And if relativity tells us there’s no such thing as “absolute motion,” how do we measure it? “The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It’s less about […]
A DEA memo reveals that the agency is considering removing marijuana from its list of Schedule 1 substances.
A new DNA study of ancient mummies shows the complete extinction of first Americans after the arrival of Europeans and provides support for the Bering Strait Theory.
A stunning new image of ALMA’s protoplanetary disk sheds light on planetary formation. “TW Hydrae is quite special. It is the nearest known protoplanetary disc to Earth and it may […]
A Tibetan artist explains what’s at the center of a Buddhist wheel of life.
Learn what PTSD does to the brain, and how someone can bounce back.
Impressionist master or indulgent misogynist? Why do people either love Renoir or love to hate him?
World’s biggest island? Up for discussion. The next 25? See this map.
WhatsApp has joined Telegram, TextSecure, and many other secure messaging apps, enabling end-to-end encryption when sending texts and multimedia messages. An encrypted messenger has become the one of the most popular ways to communicate.
A recent study shows that non-believers are more tolerant of Islam than Christians and other groups.
1604 is the last time a human saw one with their naked eyes, but that wasn’t the most recent one at all. “When a star goes supernova, the explosion emits enough […]
Scientists in Australia have just discovered a link between dark chocolate and mood. And all they had to do was feed people chocolate for a month.
If Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made you mad, maybe you’re part of the modern nerd culture Batman began.
If life is indeed a virus, then tardigrades are very likely the vector.
Geology rocks! “Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.” –Jane Porter There are plenty of people out there who’ll give you a rundown of what your birthstone […]
Steven Kotler explains what happens in your brain at aha moments.
High-wire artists Phillippe Petit says mistakes are our very best teachers.
A recent Pew Research Study finds women to be the more religious gender worldwide.
How colliding galaxy clusters emit the most spectacular fireworks, if only you look beyond what your eyes can see! “Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. […]
Researchers have been saying they are close for decades. This time however, it’s different.
Psychedelic mushrooms may be the explanation to how the human neocortex experienced a dramatic evolutionary change from early hominids to homo sapiens.