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Before NASA’s Dawn spacecraft found white weirdness on Ceres, it had a close encounter with the second largest asteroid: Vesta. “I have announced this star as a comet, but since […]
Penn State and Yale University astronomers, unable to explain strange data patterns they’re observing from a star, have come to the conclusion that there may be an “alien superstructure” orbiting it.
Where is the next catastrophe likely to take place and what might the fallout be?
If all the worlds formed together, they have the ingredients for life, too. Maybe it isn’t just Earth who got lucky. “If I had to describe myself to an alien […]
Why the momentum for a sassy Manhattan billionaire and the upsurge in popularity for a no-nonsense Brooklynite?
Vancouverites are in full revolt over outrageous housing costs and the foreign investors behind North America’s biggest bubble.
Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Joel and Ethan Coen are bringing it all together.
Exclusion and a lack of diversity are the breeding grounds for harassment. “There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in […]
There are apparently some high-stakes moral implications to taking selfies.
It’s a condition meant to protect us, but when it goes wrong, it makes some experience a waking nightmare.
People go a little nuts when entire cities lose electrical power, and blackout events are getting more frequent, not less.
The ill-mannered use of mobile phones in public is infuriating. Here’s what you can do about it.
The evidence is there, and sometimes a set of pictures can show you better than words could ever tell. “If I want water, I’ll have to make it from scratch. […]
Do these facial composites merely represent national averages, or are they national “ideals”?
It’s all too common to hear about the violent crimes of NFL players. But that’s not the full story. “I can look in their eyes and see it. That’s the […]
Groundbreaking neuroscience confirms what Sigmund Freud first theorized.
This could really revolutionize higher education.
There’s another player (other than genetics) that helps dictate our sexual preferences.
The way you experience time changes when you near the speed of light. So what happens when you actually reach it? “Everyone has his dream; I would like to live […]
Beauty and duty are increasingly involved in an undeclared conflict. It’s not a fair fight; one side is much stronger (illustrating how art works on our “hidden brain”).
Ever want to get rid of the link to that pic of you doing a keg stand? Google can help. And it’s pretty creepy.
Test your legal acumen. Pencils ready!
For years, health experts have raved about the regenerative benefits of antioxidants. Now there’s a big caveat.
The most powerful accelerator in the world found the Higgs, but might not find anything else. What should come next? “It is no good to try to stop knowledge from […]
Our grandparents shouldn’t lose out on life just because they age.
Have you been enjoying learning about the Universe? There’s always so much to cover that we’re never going to run out of stories to tell, new discoveries to report on, […]