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The conservation of energy is one of the most fundamental laws governing our reality. But in the expanding Universe, that’s just not true.

The “first cause” problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.

Although human beings arrived on Earth just ~300,000 years ago, we’ve transformed the entire planet completely. Here’s how we did it.

It’s like radar, but with light. Distributed acoustic sensing — DAS — picks up tremors from volcanoes, quaking ice and deep-sea faults, as well as traffic rumbles and whale calls.

Atomic clocks keep time accurately to within 1 second every 33 billion years. Nuclear clocks could blow them all away.

A new technique for analyzing networks can tell who wields soft power.

Bitcoin’s creator owns five percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, meaning that he has a larger percent of Bitcoin than the U.S. has of gold.

Technology usually has more pros than cons, but every benefit still carries some risk.

The first nation to make bitcoin legal tender will use geothermal energy to mine it.

Scientists successfully trained people to use robotic extra thumbs, suggesting body augmentation could revolutionize future humans.

Dark matter hasn’t been directly detected, but some form of invisible matter is clearly gravitating. Could the graviton hold the answer?

Virtual reality continues to blur the line between the physical and the digital, and it will change our lives forever.

Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians. 

The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.

The highest-energy particles could be a sign of new, unexpected physics. But the simplest, most mundane explanation is particularly iron-ic.

U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.

When faced with too many choices, many of us freeze — a phenomenon known as “analysis paralysis.” Why? Isn’t choice a good thing?

With a massive, charged nucleus orbited by tiny electrons, atoms are such simple objects. Miraculously, they make up everything we know.

It may be old tech, but it’s super-reliable.

Max Planck Institute scientists crash into a computing wall there seems to be no way around.

When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.

Leading a scientific revolution is easy: you just have to succeed where the current theory fails while equaling its successes. Good luck!

From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.

Where did the “seed” magnetic field come from in the first place?

Scientists use high resolution microscopy and computer simulations to create first ever video of DNA movements.

When three wise men gifted baby Jesus with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they had no idea one was made from colliding neutron stars.

“We can build AI scientists that are better than we are… these systems can be superhuman,” says the FutureHouse co-founder.

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.

What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?

Massive objects like black holes, stars, and rogue planets routinely pass near our Solar System. An ensuing comet storm could destroy us.