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Cross-disciplinary cooperation is needed to save civilization.

Holograms preserve all of an object’s 3D information, but on a 2D surface. Could the holographic Universe idea lead us to higher dimensions?

A deadly myth has been manufactured from poor methods and wishful thinking.

Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.

Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.

Identity politics has become a highly contentious element within modern political discourse. Those who support this approach believe it bolsters the presence and power of those who would otherwise be […]

In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?

An emerging field studies parasites that take over the nervous system of a host.

Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller explains how a solar storm could wipe out civilization… and what we can do to prevent catastrophe.

Sometimes, going “deeper” doesn’t reveal the answers you seek. By viewing more Universe with better precision, ESA’s Euclid mission shines.

We frequently say it’s 2.725 K: from the light left over all the way from the Big Bang. But that’s not all that’s in the Universe.

There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.

An accident left this musician with one arm. Now he is helping create future tech for others with disabilities.

We know it couldn’t have began from a singularity. So how small could it have been at the absolute minimum?

The last 70 years have taken us farther than the previous 70,000. But can we accomplish more than creating a record saying, “We were here?”

Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.

“Theory of mind” enables all people to naturally infer other people’s mental states. Psychopaths don’t seem to put much effort into the process.

Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union was way ahead of the USA in the space race. Then one critical event changed everything.

Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.

Utopia is like a John Lennon song but with golden toilets.

Be famous within five miles.

As the skills gap grows, learning and development can help ensure the viability of an organization’s talent well into the future.

The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.

The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don’t abuse it!

The science fiction dream of a traversable wormhole is no closer to reality, despite a quantum computer’s suggestive simulation.

Join the lauded author of Range in conversation with best-selling author and poker pro Maria Konnikova!

JWST has seen more distant galaxies than any other observatory, ever. But many candidates for “most distant of all” are likely impostors.

What’s the point of all that money?

The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.

In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.