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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why Trump's Space Force is "not a crazy idea".
Lederman helped promote the importance of particle physics to the general public and his research laid the groundwork for the Standard Model.
The field they work in is quite cutting edge.
Strickland, whose research helped advance the field of laser science, is the only living female Nobel laureate for physics.
Credit: NASA NASA this week unveiled its new plan that many are calling “bold” and other lofty adjectives, with a 10-to-20-year span, each phase of which is somewhat dependent on […]
In the 1990s, the two scientists made key discoveries that led to the development of promising new cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs.
Researchers discover extraterrestrial origins of a chemical essential for human DNA and other cell processes.
No particle we know of can explain what's going on.
Also known as the "Halloween Comet," a 2,000-foot-wide asteroid is expected to pass Earth on November 11.
Flat Earth theory has enjoyed staying power since at least the 19th century despite being patently untrue. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the late Carl Sagan, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and other big thinkers will show you how to disprove this bad idea, all without having to take a journey into space.
Break out your prospecting gear and space suit.
It's a record magnetic field, but... yeah. That didn't last long.
A classic experiment gets an update that contradicts key assumptions of quantum mechanics.
Scientists have grown a model human esophagus using pluripotent stem cells for the first time.
A survey conducted at the Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence shows that 37% of respondents believe human-like artificial intelligence will be achieved within five to 10 years.
Hello, tipping point.
NASA scientists have discovered three factors that influence Earth's rotational wobble. Thankfully, while the Earth may wobble, it won't fall down.
The contestants would try to reach the end of the world, as they understand it.
At least he wasn't burned at the stake, right?
New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming.
Our experience of time may be blinding us to its true nature, say scientists.
Cryovolcanoes that eject ice instead of magma have been confirmed to exist on Ceres, which will help studying this formation on other planets and moons throughout the solar system.
Scientists think constructing a miles-long wall along an ice shelf in Antarctica could help protect the world's largest glacier from melting.
It's a development that could one day lead to much better treatments for osteoporosis, joint damage, and bone fractures.
Gut bacteria play an important role in how you feel and think and how well your body fights off disease. New research shows that exercise can give your gut bacteria a boost.
Through computationally intensive computer simulations, researchers have discovered that "nuclear pasta," found in the crusts of neutron stars, is the strongest material in the universe.
A groundbreaking new study shows that octopuses seemed to exhibit uncharacteristically social behavior when given MDMA, the psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy.
It deploys nets to capture useless space junk.
Overspeciliazation may be hampering progress in the context of higher education and scientific research.