JWST has seen more distant galaxies than any other observatory, ever. But many candidates for “most distant of all” are likely impostors.
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If comedies do get made today, they usually bypass the big screen and go straight to streaming platforms.
Why would the Earth suddenly start vomiting forth huge quantities of mud?
Over time, different structures in the brain come to play unique roles in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories.
Solving difficult visual puzzles seems to help the brain “rewire” itself by forming new neural pathways.
Wealth concentration among elites was common in ancient nations, but the scale on which it took place in Egypt’s 18th Dynasty was unprecedented.
Without Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, the genius of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer would have been lost to time.
Most of us have heard that the Sun is an ordinary, typical, unremarkable star. But science shows we’re actually anything but average.
The automated McDonald’s has a staff comparable to other stores. But the crew members are all focused on making and packaging orders instead of delivering them.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
The “subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane” helps shield and protect the brain.
The authors call it “wildly theoretical” — but let’s take a look, anyway.
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we’ve heard before.
“Jumping genes” exist in various forms, including as remnants of ancient retroviruses, and make up about 45% of the human genome.
When boredom creeps in, many of us turn to social media. But that may be preventing us from reaching a transformative level of boredom.
Though a single measurement is not enough to definitively decide the debate, this is a major win for dark matter proponents.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
If dogs are out in coats and boots, how are the squirrels feeling?
He was also a eugenicist — but at least he could draw pretty pictures.
Yes, dark energy is real. Yes, distant galaxies recede faster and faster as time goes on. But the expansion rate isn’t accelerating at all.
The cost of seeing yourself as a thief is pretty steep, the results of a 2019 study suggest.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as “useful.”
While Costco warehouses may remind shoppers of Walmart, this membership-only retailer has a business model that more closely resembles Amazon or Netflix.
Crafting an effective learning and development strategy can be challenging. Here are five key considerations.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
65 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth. Not only did Jupiter not stop it, but it probably caused the impact itself.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.
The quantum world — and its inherent uncertainty — defies our ability to describe it in words.