After 13.8 billion years, we just might know all the rest to come Have you ever wondered how the Universe will end? In the far future, everything that we know, see, […]
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Even if free will doesn’t exist, some say we should allow a belief in it to remain.
A physicist has an experiment to see if the mind operates on a quantum level.
If even black holes won’t last forever, what will happen when the last one goes? “My discovery that black holes emit radiation raised serious problems of consistency with the rest of […]
Researchers find the drug least likely to send you to emergency room.
Advertisers say they help with ADHD, anxiety, stress, and autism. But what do studies suggest?
Time-management tips from someone who should know how to reduce your cognitive load: a neuroscientist.
Our future as humans might be great. Or non-existent. Is our government, or Silicon Valley, prepared to handle the consequences of advancing AI?
If the LHC can’t produce new fundamental particles, the collisions coming from it still a chance to teach us something incredible. “It was quite the most incredible event that has […]
A process which occurs in all mammals may be to blame.
Poaching is acting as unnatural selection in favoring tuskless African elephants.
A new study suggests that sensitivity to the emotion of disgust affects one’s attitudes on immigration.
Want humans to go to the Moon or Mars? Then let’s stop wasting time and resources and go do it! “We had this whole big beautiful place for discovery, and all […]
Are Americans finally embracing a better work-life balance? New Research by Project: Time Off indicates that Americans used more paid vacation days in 2016. On the downside, Americans still feel guilty about taking time off and often forfeit their vacation days. Men are also more likely than women to use their time.
Scientists are going into old science books to see if there’s anything they’ve overlooked or can improve upon.
Marcus du Sautoy says that all of the greatest discoveries are behind us. Others are not so sure.
The aptly named ‘Fireworks galaxy’ just had its tenth supernova in the past century, setting a record. Learn how to see it! “When a massive star explodes at the end of […]
Artificial wombs just got a lot closer to becoming a reality. But who will benefit from this groundbreaking technology? And what do feminists have to say about it?
Forty years ago cat hyperthyroidism didn’t exist. Now 10 percent of senior cats suffer from it.
“Space-time is not as static as it appears, it’s constantly moving,” one researcher said.
A new study by planetary scientists proposes a giant new space object which could have formed the Earth and the moon.
If every infinite outcome were equally likely, we’d never come to be. “Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.” –Ludwig […]
Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics.
The technology behind wireless charging or inductive charging was discovered by Nikola Tesla in the 1890s and utilizes an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. In chargers, an […]
The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here’s 14 of the coolest things it has found out.
Studying philosophy has had a major impact on the power players of Silicon Valley.
Will your grandchildren live in cities on Antarctica?
Past or present, if there’s ever been any life at all, it changes everything. “They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially ‘colonized’ it. So technically, I colonized […]
How do you even study thinking from that long ago?
Your bones would “explode.”