Hubble’s still going strong after 31+ years. James Webb will never make it that long. Every decision that’s made — in both astronomy and in life — comes with its own set of pros and […]
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A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
Is a proton fundamentally more ‘quarky’ or ‘gluey’ in nature? One question that every curious child winds up asking at some point or other is, “what are things made of?” Every […]
According to surveys, approximately half of artificial intelligence experts believe that general AI will emerge by 2060.
When people pick the greatest scientist of all-time, Newton and Einstein always come up. Perhaps they should name Johannes Kepler, instead.
Are atoms, humans, planets, and galaxies destined to expand, too? One of the most revolutionary discoveries of the past century was the fact that the Universe is not eternally static and […]
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
Move over, IC 1101. You may be impressively large, but you never stood a chance against the largest known galaxy: Alcyoneus.
Despite overall increase over the past 20 years, share of women in science and engineering falls in some European countries
Biologists use commonly-found insects that engage in cannibalism to prove a key evolutionary concept.
A large-scale study from King’s College London explores the link between genetics and sun-seeking behaviors.
It could have had any curvature at all. So why is it flat? What is the shape of the Universe? If you had come along before the 1800s, it likely never […]
Previously, only the brightest and most active galaxies could pierce the obscuring wall of cosmic dust. At last, normal galaxies break through.
We need more and better data to know, but that’s exactly what’s coming. Over the past few decades, a number of important advances have helped revolutionize our picture of the Universe. […]
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called “butterfly disease.”
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using “directed-energy” weapons against Americans.
As the first Friedmann equation celebrates its 99th anniversary, it remains the one equation to describe our entire universe.
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 […]
Only 17 years after its discovery have we learned we’re safe from asteroid Apophis. Ever since its 2004 discovery, asteroid 99942 Apophis has threatened planet Earth. Asteroid Apophis has been measured […]
The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.
America’s war in Southeast Asia is fading fast from memory. These maps offer a horrific reminder.
And the Macho King, Randy Savage! Over this coming week, things will be quiet here at Starts With A Bang, as I’ll be taking the next week off. But to help […]
Imagine Heraclitus spending an afternoon down by the river…
Finding out we’re not alone in the Universe would fundamentally change everything. Here’s how we could do it.
What happens when simulation theory becomes more than a fascinating thought experiment?
Cryptocurrency “news” is dominated by enthusiasts and haters. Surely, an intellectual discussion can be had.
Your breathing rhythm influences a wide range of behaviors, cognition, and emotion.
Surprising as it may seem, we are all very good at denial. Negation, however, is a different phenomena.
We still don’t know what dark matter is, but at least we now know what it’s not. When it comes to science, we often say that it only takes a single […]
Snakes and mammals share common genetic building blocks necessary for producing venom.