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Ice finally met fire on last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, and their first conversation proved a perfect case study in the distance between power and reality.
New research by Professor Dan Graur shows that only a quarter of the human genome is functional.
Northwestern University researchers discover the unexpected origins of half the atoms in our bodies.
Researchers succeed in an 80-year-old quest to find the elusive “angel particle”.
Scientists discover a counterintuitive property of quantum particles called “backflow”.
Funnily enough, some humans carry one of the very same genes.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss spoke at CSICon 2016 about scientists’ attempt to look back in time to the beginning of our universe.
We’re at risk of mistaking the music for the piano in using a “jump to the gene” approach to biology. It’s time for a more fitting view of genes to evolve.
NASA is close to testing its next-generation nuclear fission reactors that would power a Mars colony and propel space exploration.
Research on ghost sightings reveal underlying manifestations that affect us in weird ways.
Lord Rees on “speculative physics,” the limits of the observable universe, and more.
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Scientists at GW School of Engineering and Applied Science develop a prototype solar panel that captures nearly double the amount of energy from light.
Chinese scientists accomplish the feat of teleporting a photon to a satellite hundreds of miles above Earth.
It illustrates the dangers of rip currents.
A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.
LHC researchers discover a double-heavy set of quarks that may reveal new insights into the strong force.
Scientists solve the mystery of why 2000-year-old Roman concrete still stands strong.
Just by looking at satellite images, AI can predict your income bracket, and tell us what wealth and poverty look like from space.
New research on Uranus’ magnetosphere could help scientists learn about distant systems, and refine the ways they search for alien life.
An interactive periodic table with pictures makes it easy to see how each element is used.
A new study looks at how to make a successful smile.
Watch what it might look like to travel from the sun to Jupiter at the speed of light.
Is race a trivial quality of humans, or of deep social importance? Who gets to decide whether race exists or not?
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Scientists film a closeup of DNA replication for the first time, leading to unexpected observations.
The iconic physicist warns that we’d better find another planet in the next 100 years, or humanity is screwed.
A popular physicist shares why he believes that the deepest nature of reality is hidden from us.
Elon Musk publishes a visionary paper on his company’s plans to colonize space.
Has CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna invented the Pandora’s Box of genetic engineering, or can CRISPR be used for the forces of good?
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Groundbreaking research finds that the human brain creates multi-dimensional neural structures.
The clash of tectonic plates beneath us is just part of life on Earth—unless, of course, there is human interference like in the American Midwest.
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