Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
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Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the “orbital perspective.”
The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the future of energy. As the NIF now passes the breakeven point, how close are we to our ultimate goal?
The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.
Sight helps you see a room, but interoception lets you sense it from inside your own body.
Toxoplasmosis, which results from a chance encounter with a cougar and the parasite it carries, can push a wolf to seek alpha status.
If you gave me $400 and I gave you $3.15, would you consider yourself wealthier? That’s a financial analogy for the supposed fusion power “breakthrough.”
We all see beauty the same way.
There will always be “wolf-criers” whose claims wither under scrutiny. But aliens are certainly out there, if science dares to find them.
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
How could we fight Alzheimer’s with the body’s own immunity?
Use words with plosives and affricates if you really want to make sure everyone knows you mean business.
Zen masters often have strikingly different ideas about how to live and attain enlightenment.
Leaving Hubble in the dust, JWST has officially seen a galaxy from just 320 million years after the Big Bang: at just 2.3% its current age.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
The prescription poop can correct life-threatening bacterial imbalances in the gut.
The AI is helping Twitter users plot movies, design meal plans, and more.
The very dust that blocks our view of the distant, luminous objects in the Universe is responsible for our entire existence.
Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.
“Carpe diem” was only one part of Horace’s poem Odes 1.11.
“Kids are always asking two questions of parents: ‘Am I safe?’ and ‘Am I real?'”
The insanity of the academic job market laid out in numbers.
Hawaii is the most isolated volcanic hot spot on Earth, far away from any plate boundary.
Guess which country has 269% inflation.
The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there’s a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
Life is the only physical system that actively uses information.
For decades, cinemas have earned more from concessions than ticket sales. But can their current business model survive in the streaming age?