We’re not made out of the densest elements, but we’re the densest planet nonetheless. Here’s why. Of all the planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and more in the Solar System, only […]
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The health care system isn’t ready for that, either.
Music, journaling, and spending time with your pets are all science-backed ways to boost mental health during stressful times.
The environmental benefits of the coronavirus pandemic are only temporary, warns the head of the UN Environment Programme.
A team of scientists created a new type of robot inspired by an octopus, and it could be a major breakthrough in the field.
The space agency is ready to establish a base camp by 2024.
On the morning of March 31, 2020, these three worlds will be at their mutual closest in 20 years. For the past few weeks, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter have all shone […]
Chemical engineers have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection.
Research supports wearing surgical face masks to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
The center of our Sun tops out at 15 million K, but nuclear bombs can get nearly 20 times hotter. Here’s how. In terms of raw energy output, nothing on our […]
Ad Fontes Media wants to educate readers on where to find reliable sources of news and lessen the heat from the political flame wars.
NASA’s New Horizons is the most distant technologically advanced observatory ever. And that makes all the difference. When you look at an object that’s very distant from you, how well […]
Scientifically, it’s referred to as ‘cancer-related cognitive impairment’ or ‘chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction’.
A clean work space, plants, and putting on the right pants all make working from home easier, according to science.
Unfortunately, it’s getting easier to predict what might happen to cryptocurrencies when the economy takes a nosedive.
A new finding suggests Neanderthals were far from the big dumb brutes we make them out to be.
Researchers at UCSF have trained an algorithm to parse meaning from neural activity.
Ending social distancing won’t only make us sicker, but will tank the health care industry in the process. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world. As of today, […]
Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics.
Creators of the popular protein-folding game, Foldit, are seeking help to design a treatment for COVID-19.
Researchers documented the most common negative side effects of smoking weed, and who might be most susceptible.
Video meetings on the popular platform don’t seem to offer end-to-end encryption as advertised.
The response to the pandemic illustrates five actions we can take to address the global climate change crisis.
How disrupted supply chains and angry sellers could hurt the e-commerce giant.
The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever. The ultimate goal of physics is to accurately describe, as precisely […]
Nostalgia is also proven to decrease loneliness and increase resiliency.
Taking time for thoughtful consideration has fallen out of fashion, writes Emily Chamlee-Wright. How can we restore good faith and good judgement to our increasingly polarized conversations?
We’ve known this virus was coming. We just didn’t do anything about it.
What factors explain the gender pay gap?
‘The Broad and Narrow Way’ helped 19th-century preachers explain the consequences of virtue and vice.