New research suggests brains anticipate future events through a process called anticipatory timing.
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The damage might not be “as bad” as traditional cigarettes, but it’s still pretty bad.
The Solar System’s outermost, undisputed planet wasn’t discovered until the 19th century. Here’s how you can easily find it yourself this December. There’s no greater scientific thrill than discovering something […]
The unmanned lander will help scientists learn more about the interior of Mars and the development of rocky planets.
The CEO once said a self-sustaining Mars colony won’t work if it’s wildly expensive for each person to make the voyage.
A Chinese researcher has sparked controversy after claiming to have used gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to help make the world’s first genetically modified babies.
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The Nazis actively searched for Atlantis, seeing it as important to their mythology.
Schadenfreude is a common feeling, but not all of it is the same.
The famous astrophysicist argues why Elon Musk is more important than Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
It’s not just a case of “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.
Amit Tzuk and Ofir Trainin, the subject and director of an FAMILY IN TRANSITION, an Israeli documentary about a small town father of four who becomes a woman.
And do they fundamentally describe our entire Universe, or do we require something else? The Universe we perceive and view, all around us, isn’t representative of what actually exists at […]
And, even with all we know, what still remains unexplained? At a fundamental level, our Universe is made of particles, forces, interactions, and the fabric of space and time. Spacetime […]
A new book tells the very old story in a fun way for a younger generation.
It’s a problem that we still haven’t solved, and it spells doom for all of our low-Earth orbiting satellites, even today. On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, […]
Long hidden under trees, it’s utterly massive.
As it turns out, being just enough of a psychopath can do wonders for your creative career.
Christmas has many pagan and secular traditions that early Christians incorporated into this new holiday.
An unbelievably clear look at what goes on inside our bodies.
Thanks to museum curators, there’s no shortage of the stuff.
The first identified visitor from another solar system gets its own Starts With A Bang podcast! In 2017, the incredible happened: for the first time in history, we were able to […]
For more than 10 billion years, the star-formation rate across the Universe has been plummeting. Here’s the story. Take a look at a wide variety of galaxies in the Universe, and […]
Swiss researchers identify new dangers of modern cocaine.
Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson. Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States of America, the principal […]
A new AI-produced commercial from Lexus shows how AI might be particularly suited for the advertising industry.