A new, unexpected brightening, just 3 years after a massive dimming event, has astronomers watching Betelgeuse. Is a supernova imminent?
“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps you believe.
Let us share this miracle with mothers in poor countries.
The robot can drive heavy steal beams into the ground at a rate of 1 per 73 seconds, which will help expedite solar farm construction.
Despite a reputation for catastrophe and cat killings, curiosity is a beneficial drive that improves our lives and well-being.
Old coal mines can be converted into “gravity batteries” by retrofitting them with equipment that raises and lowers giant piles of sand.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.
De-urbanized lifestyles can be aligned with basic Taoist principles — and remote workers are starting to feel the connection.
The odds are slim, but the consequences would be literally world-ending. There really is a chance of a black hole devouring the Earth.
The problem of the electroweak horizon haunts the standard model of cosmology and beckons us to ask how deep a rethink the model may need.
One reason saving is hard: We tend to view our “future selves” as complete strangers, and our decisions in the present moment reflect that.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
“The Man in the High Castle” may be the most beloved alternate history book, but it is not the most historically accurate.
Contrary to common experience, not everything needs a medium to travel through. Overcoming that assumption removes the need for an aether.
We have become the greatest threat to ourselves and to life on this planet. We need a set of agreed-upon safeguards to preserve our future.
In “The History of Western Philosophy,” Bertrand Russell made it clear whose thinking he admired — and whose thinking he didn’t.
The pandemic and the Great Resignation fed into a perfect storm of inflation — and some restaurateurs cleaned up.
Back in 1990, we hadn’t discovered a single planet outside of our Solar System. Here are 10 facts that would’ve surprised every astronomer.
Striking differences in the composition of the gut microbiome suggest that fermented food could help those suffering from anorexia.
His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.
Neuroscience suggests that it’s way better to give than to receive — and high performing people agree.
Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
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The nearby, bright star Fomalhaut had the first optically imaged planetary candidate. Using JWST’s eyes, astronomers found so much more.
The “island rule” hypothesizes that species shrink or supersize to fill insular niches not available to them on the mainland.
May 8, 2023
Over thousands of years, a few men and women have had groundbreaking ideas that changed the course of history. Many others have contributed to modernizing civilization. This crossword features some of them.
Glimpse into the ancient Maya empire through the writing of its own inhabitants.
A panel of healthcare professionals much preferred responses that came from the chatbot in a recent study.
These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.