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Even a year like 2020 couldn’t prepare Americans for the first few weeks of 2021. The year’s opening act was a siege on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of […]
Binary pulsars are doing what no other measurement has done: measure our galactic acceleration directly. Even though the majority of the matter that makes up our Universe may be completely […]
Scientists use new methods to discover what’s inside drug containers used by ancient Mayan people.
A new study looks at why mysterious voices are sometimes taken as spirits and other times as symptoms of mental health issues.
Dr. Eric Lander is a pioneer in genomics. What role will he play in the new administration?
To understand ourselves and our place in the universe, “we should have humility but also self-respect,” Frank Wilczek writes in a new book.
Can biomaterials help finally thrust perovskite solar cells to mainstream adoption?
Debating is cognitively taxing but also important for the health of a democracy—provided it’s face-to-face.
How would the ability to genetically customize children change society? Sci-fi author Eugene Clark explores the future on our horizon in Volume I of the “Genetic Pressure” series.
If you thought it was just one rich region in space, look deeper and wider. Shining brilliantly in January’s skies is the Great Orion Nebula. By 10 PM every night in […]
Nutrisystem is a smarter weight-loss program that users enjoy.
In a joint briefing at the 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, NASA and NOAA revealed 2020’s scorching climate data.
A new study proposes mysterious axions may be found in X-rays coming from a cluster of neutron stars.
New research suggests you can’t fake your emotional state to improve your work life — you have to feel it.
Archaeologists discover a cave painting of a wild pig that is now the world’s oldest dated work of representational art.
The Persian polymath and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age teaches us about self-awareness.
And can we devise an experiment to tell, even when we aren’t looking? One of the most bizarre aspects of quantum physics is that the fundamental entities that make up the […]
A new study shows that beauty standards affect whether or not accusers are believed.
Already 14 billion miles from the Sun, Voyager 1 is speeding away at 38,000 mph.
Could medical detection animals smell coronavirus?
Study confirms the existence of a special kind of groupthink in large groups.
For many, 2020 will not be remembered as a “best of” much. We don’t need to repeat the reasons here; it’s sufficient to point out that a 100-year pandemic was […]
Northwell Health is using insights from website traffic to forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations two weeks in the future.
In 2020, we experienced the shortest ‘day’ in 50 years. Here’s the reason why. On the timescales that humans experience, there are lots of things that we consider to be extremely […]
A fairly old idea, but a really good one, is about to hit the store shelves.
There are many things on large scales that also appear on small scales. But is the Universe truly a fractal? If you take a look at the structures that form in […]
Imagine Heraclitus spending an afternoon down by the river…
Researchers discover that cancer cells go into hibernation to avoid chemotherapy effects.