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

With such a vast Universe and raw ingredients that seem to be everywhere, could it really be possible that humanity is truly alone?

Yes, “the laws of physics break down” at singularities. But something really weird must have happened for black holes to not possess them.

Easily distracted? Try a “distractibility delay.”

In 1920, astronomers debated the nature of the Universe. The results were meaningless until years later, when the key evidence arrived.

The paper-thin device may also someday be used to stimulate bone growth.

When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.

Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

The Multiverse fuels some of the 21st century’s best fiction stories. But its supporting pillars are on extremely stable scientific footing.

Information may not seem like something physical, yet it has become a central concern for physicists. A wonderful new book explores the importance of the “dataome” for the physical, biological, and human worlds.

There are five different RAID levels available. Which one is right for you?

Cryptocurrency “news” is dominated by enthusiasts and haters. Surely, an intellectual discussion can be had.

Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.

It’s not a huge leap to imagine we could target the biological processes that mediate our behaviours.

Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.

JWST has brought us more distant views of the early Universe than ever before. Is the Big Bang, and all of modern cosmology, in trouble?

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

Reading code activates a general-purpose brain network, but not language-processing centers.

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” is often taken to mean that your conceptions outweigh what’s real. That’s not what he said.

Besides offering an incredibly cool way to get stuff into space, SpinLaunch promises to reduce the cost of a launch by 20-fold.

Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.

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

When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn’t happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.

For decades, researchers have proposed that climate change and human-caused environmental destruction led to demographic collapse on Easter Island. That’s probably false, according to new research.

The Big Theoretical Physics Problem At The Center Of The ‘Muon g-2’ Puzzle In early April, 2021, the experimental physics community announced an enormous victory: they had measured the muon’s magnetic […]

While many imagine terrifying futures run by AI, Rohit Krishnan is quietly identifying real problems and solutions.

The most mental game in existence no longer requires fingers.

Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.

Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.