It could have had any curvature at all. So why is it flat? What is the shape of the Universe? If you had come along before the 1800s, it likely never […]
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A psychologist and a doctor of emergency medicine explain.
The rock, found in the Sahara, likely comes from a long-lost baby protoplanet.
It’s insidious and destructive, but there are some things you can do to develop a healthier relationship with material things.
A study of 1.6 million people ties high incomes with more positive emotions and fewer negative ones, but only towards the self.
Even diehard fans are experiencing superhero exhaustion. But it’s not impossible to do something original.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that there is affordable access to employment?
From action shots to locking down the perfect lighting, you can master the art of photography with these online lessons.
Cotton mask fibers prove 33 percent more effective at blocking viruses in trials.
A reversal in Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered climate catastrophes and mass extinctions. Can the field flip again?
‘Dorozoku’ map crowd-sources the whereabouts of noisy kids in Japan – but who’s being anti-social here, exactly?
If more people decide to apply pressure through their choices, slowly but surely we would reach climate change herd immunity.
And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes “degrowth” in the face of recession.
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The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
The bizarre discovery could pave the way for advances in regenerative medicine for humans.
If we lose our pollinators, we’ll soon lose everything else.
The Universe’s idea of a ‘typical star’ has changed dramatically over time. When you look out at the Universe today, you’re not seeing it exactly as it is at one particular […]
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As patients approached death, many had dreams and visions of deceased loved ones.
The Crab Nebula goes back to 1054, opening a window into our cosmic past. On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded a “guest star” in the Taurus constellation. A ‘guest star’ […]
Research reveals a new evolutionary feature that separates humans from other primates.
Dark matter was thought to be cold and collisionless. But maybe that’s not the full story. If you look out at the Universe and measure all the matter out there, including […]
This storm rained electrons, shifted energy from the sun’s rays to the magnetosphere, and went unnoticed for a long time.
The chariot survived ancient eruptions and modern-day looters to become a part of the world heritage site.
New study suggests the placebo effect can be as powerful as microdosing LSD.
Not nearly well enough. And we should all be concerned. In 1859, the science of solar physics truly began with the largest eruption in recorded history: the Carrington event. Prior […]
What makes some people more likely to shiver than others?