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If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at even higher energies, something even greater happens?
You’re gonna die, cloud! All stars, even our Sun, will someday eventually die. After burning on the main sequence for billions of years, the Sun will expand into a red giant, […]
If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
As a doctor, I am reminded every day of the fragility of the human body, how closely mortality lurks just around the corner.
The first COVID-19 vaccines are here. So are the anti-vaxxers. Over the past year, most of us have learned more about coronaviruses than we ever thought we’d need to know. […]
The discovery pushes back humanity’s history with domestication.
A cosmic puzzle is finally solved, as new observations answer the question of why this galaxy exists at all. For the last couple of years, astronomy has had a tremendous puzzle […]
The theory could resolve some unanswered questions.
Only one dark matter detection experiment ever gave a positive result, in conflict with all the others. This could be why. For multiple generations now, it’s been apparent to astronomers that […]
Textual analysis of social media posts finds users’ anxiety and suicide-risk levels are rising, among other negative trends.
They say that atoms are mostly 99.99999% empty space. But quantum physics says otherwise. If you were to look at what your body is made of, at smaller and more […]
It’s the first time scientists have discovered an animal that doesn’t perform aerobic respiration.
How a controversial study on psychic powers caused a revolution in psychology research.
Less than 1% of all venture capital funding in the US is given to Black entrepreneurs. Now is the time for that to change.
Russian astrophysicists propose the Casimir Effect causes the universe’s expansion to accelerate.
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
For the cosmos, it’s all too easy being green. Stars come in a wide variety of colors, but never green. Stars form in a wide variety of sizes, colors and masses, […]
And what role, if any, does gravity play? While most of us have never had the opportunity to go into space, we all have the chance to dream about it and […]
Amid such suffering, people need some joy.
Map shows oldest buildings for each U.S. state – but also hints at what’s missing.
Here’s a letter from our co-founders on the ways to help the world get smarter, faster, through engaging actionable content.
Whatever’s lurking out there, it isn’t all, or even mostly, normal matter. When it comes to the Universe, it’s only natural to wonder what, exactly, it is that makes everything up. […]
An astrophysicist proposes new designs for stellar engines that can move a solar system.
Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
Archaeology clues us in on the dangers of letting viruses hang around.
Olive oil leads to the discovery of a law that applies to atoms, superconductors, and even high energy physics.
Frequent shopping for single items adds to our carbon footprint.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
The Earth is warming, and humans aren’t doing nearly enough to combat it. Could partially blocking the sunlight be the solution? It’s 2020, and not only is the Earth warmer […]