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There’s a big difference between the notions of ‘false vacuum’ and ‘true vacuum’ states. Here’s why we don’t want to live in the former.

Truth might be hard to find, but we can take steps to eliminate common cognitive biases.

Math offers good evidence that humans can solve any problem — as long as there’s money in it.

Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?

Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.

Amplifying the energy within a laser, over and over, won’t get you an infinite amount of energy. There’s a fundamental limit due to physics.

Assume we can make new thylacines, mammoths, diprotodons, or sabre-tooth cats. Great. Now where do we put them?

SpinLaunch will cleverly attempt to reach space with minimal rocket fuel. But will physics prevent a full-scale version from succeeding?

Look out at a distant object, and you’re not seeing it as it is today. It’s size, brightness, and actual distance are all different.

Though gloomy and dense, Russian literature is hauntingly beautiful, offering a relentlessly persistent inquiry into the human experience.

How slight differences could have forever changed our cosmic history. 13.8 billion years ago, what we know today as our Universe began with the hot Big Bang. Filled with matter, antimatter […]

People often make a killing in stocks, but there are other ways to potentially turn major profits.

Get 11 hours of proven techniques on candlestick, day trading, and investment.

This course collection can get you trained and ready for a six-figure career in this field.

Two-thirds of romances start out as friendships.

The book Buddha Takes the Mound delivers an engaging and sophisticated account of Buddhism’s worldview through the prism of baseball.

The risk of dying basically flattens after age 110.

Many people perceive the struggle to understand our Universe as a battle between science and God. But this is a false dichotomy.

Light therapy might help your natural circadian rhythm and even stave off seasonal depression.

When we rely on the conscious mind alone, we lose; but when we listen to the body, we gain a winning edge.

We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they’re used properly.

Thought expriments are great tools, but do they always do what we want them to?

The raw ingredients just weren’t there. Thankfully, their predecessors were. Here on Earth, our planet practically overflows with life. After more than 4 billion years, life has spread to practically […]

A new study bases its calculations on more than the great white shark.

From “mutilated males” to “wandering wombs,” dodgy science affects how we view the female body still today.

If we succeed in contacting them, will that seal humanity’s doom? One of the most wondrous questions of all concerns our place in the Universe. After 13.8 billion years of […]

Even without the greatest individual scientist of all, every one of his great scientific advances would still have occurred. Eventually.

Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.

Never made a turkey before? Don’t worry, science can help.

Can spacekime help us make headway on some of the most pernicious inconsistencies in physics?