Binary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That’s why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.
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Diogenes was no doubt odd, but Cynicism might just help our overcrowded lives.
Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.
A theoretical physicist returns to Penrose and Hameroff’s theory of “quantum consciousness.”
Behind the scenes, Hitler had at least three disastrous relationships, including a short-lived marriage.
And, at some point, did the Milky Way lose ours? There are some 400 billion objects flying through the Milky Way galaxy with enough mass that — if they were all made of […]
Infrared, visible, and ultraviolet combine to show us Jupiter’s features as never before. The largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter, is our own ‘failed star.’ The best evidence-based classification scheme […]
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
Learning and development leaders can play a key role in fostering inclusion in the workplace, improving creativity and innovation in the process.
Cross-disciplinary cooperation is needed to save civilization.
Previously, only the brightest and most active galaxies could pierce the obscuring wall of cosmic dust. At last, normal galaxies break through.
Is the time crystal really an otherworldly revolution, leveraging quantum computing that will change physics forever?
A famous thought experiment from the 1970s is more relevant today than ever before.
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.
From Brahms to Tchaikovsky, here’s a curated list of composers whose music has shaped the classical canon.
With advanced laser technology and an appropriate sail, we could accelerate objects to ~20% the speed of light. But would they survive?
The past ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The future won’t be nearly so bright.
It’s the early 20th century, and you are the captain of a ship. A barquentine specifically—three masts and a coal-burning steam engine in her belly. She’s a sturdy and capable […]
Find out the truth for yourself. If this past year has shown us anything, it’s how thoroughly we rely on high-quality expertise. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, it […]
Scientists are solving the problem of costly energy storage.
Once a book is published, who gets to interpret it? Us or the author?
Despite Betelgeuse’s recent faintening and brightening, I’d bet on these stars instead. Betelgeuse, a nearby red supergiant, will someday explode. The black hole at the center of the Milky Way should […]
The question of anti-Semitism, Nazism, and a particularly nasty sibling haunted Nietzsche’s legacy.
Unstable politics and virtue signaling are responsible for creating bureaucratic nightmares.
Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.
Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.
We love a good heist movie, but our favorite part is not the caper. It’s building the team. The brilliant thief—just out of jail to do one more job, he […]
Meet a spectacular new blue—the first inorganic new blue in some time.