Our galactic home in the cosmos — the Milky Way — is only one of two trillion galaxies in the observable Universe. Our galactic home in the cosmos — the Milky Way — is merely one among the […]
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Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.
A general reorganisation of masculine norms interrupted the shaving-respectability regime.
Affluence could be our real downfall.
If Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate, the bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century according to a first-ever projected timeline.
Archaeologists suggest this may have been the Americas’ “oldest hotel.”
A new study from Ohio State University details implicit bias.
Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.
It’s 13.8 billion years old, with an uncertainty of just 1%. Here’s how. How old is the Universe? For generations, people argued over whether the Universe had always existed, whether it […]
No, its not just to keep you warm with hair you don’t have.
The impact might have triggered the Ice Age.
We’re safeguarding the world’s seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?
Worthy returns 2-3x more money than local jewelers and pawn shops.
For the first time in many years, there’s currently a comet visible to the naked eye in Earth’s night sky: comet NEOWISE. For the first time in many years, there’s currently […]
Teaching your child metacognitive techniques can improve their learning and life skills.
Proteus could someday be used to create extremely strong and lightweight armor and locks.
The information could influence future treatments.
The trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles will likely be among the first safe international travel zones in the world.
A study uses sugar water experiments to show that hummingbirds can see colors invisible to us.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
Without quantum physics, the Sun wouldn’t shine at all. Earth, as we know it, is only teeming with life because of the influence of our Sun. Its light and heat provides […]
Doctors may be missing fatal illnesses because medical textbooks are biased toward white skin.
According to the Standard Model, the leptons and antileptons should all be separate, independent particles from one another. But the three types of neutrino all mix together, indicating they must […]
There are many reasons why this could be true.
A new study enhanced color vision for individuals with the most common type of red-green color blindness.
Big Think’s co-founder and CEO, Victoria Montgomery Brown, offers six pieces of advice to founders in her forthcoming book.
This is what happens when the fringe becomes mainstream.