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We’re still not sure what the ultimate question is. Here are 5 excellent candidates. One of the most amusing stories in all of science fiction is Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s […]
Could this finally be the clue we’ve hoped for in uncovering the truth about dark matter? In the physical sciences, theory and observation are supposed to work hand-in-hand. Theorists work out […]
Don’t start investing in flux capacitors just yet, though.
The National Institutes of Health hopes synthetic biology can engineer vaccines that outperform nature.
California’s Bobcat Fire has reached Mount Wilson Observatory’s doorstep. 100 years ago, our understanding of the Universe was very different from what it is today. Einstein’s General Relativity, our theory […]
Scientists discover the inner workings of an effect that will lead to a new generation of devices.
Quantum physics just keeps getting weirder, even as it gets more fascinating. “Is it a wave or is it a particle?” Never has such a simple question had such a […]
A clean work space, plants, and putting on the right pants all make working from home easier, according to science.
The fourth wave of the Industrial Revolution is here. If change is led by the right people, we will have ethical machines, says Intel’s Lama Nachman.
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A new study at the University of Basel shows how interactive literature has become.
Scientists envision a new type of organism ready to assist humans.
A new computer model solves a pair of Jovian riddles.
A new paradigm for machine vision has just been demonstrated.
These prior beliefs help us make sense of what we are perceiving in the present.
A surprising study reveals how people feel about being replaced by robots in their jobs.
It wasn’t the birth of space and time. But it was truly essential to our cosmic story. For more than 50 years, we’ve had definitive scientific evidence that our Universe, as […]
Gallup found that in 2019, movie attendance didn’t even come close to library visits.
The biggest error from ‘A Brief History of Time’ continues to misinform generations of aspiring physicists. The greatest idea of Stephen Hawking’s scientific career truly revolutionized how we think about […]
Japanese researchers carry out quantum teleportation within a diamond.
Interpreter, Google’s language translating tool, is coming to mobile and it’s poised to change our everyday conversations.
Scientists often find that they cannot replicate prior findings.
Many believe that the internet has made it easier for us to participate in political activism. But is that really true?
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Harvard engineers make a breakthrough polarization camera.
Future-minded companies are investing in soft skills and digital learning to empower their talent.
For Black Hole Week, NASA released a mesmerizing animation of what a black hole probably looks like.
The third in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.
School diversity is less widespread in central and northern states
We’re blissfully ignorant of how we put ourselves at risk online.