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Scientists discover the inner workings of an effect that will lead to a new generation of devices.
New research suggests the ocean current that delivers warm water to Europe has a one-in-six chance of halting temporarily over the next hundred years, potentially resulting in freezing temperatures.
So why should we keep using them?
Empathy makes us human. Humans make structures that rob us of empathy when we need it most. Helen Riess is trying to reverse that trend.
The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.
Scientists find common chemicals can negatively impact pregnant women.
David Bienenstock has made it his mission to keep the history of cannabis alive.
As we embrace green solutions, nuclear should absolutely be part of the equation. For thousands upon thousands of years, humans have been harnessing the power of nature to provide energy […]
Somehow, the Universe began with just the right mix of cosmic ingredients to make life possible. It sure doesn’t seem likely. When you take stock of what’s in the Universe on […]
“It’s not always about agreement, more often it’s about business.”
It really is the ‘glue’ that holds the Universe together, enabling structures like our own galaxy to form in the first place. One of the most puzzling and counterintuitive facts about […]
Some hold that mental disorders are brain diseases. Others argue that they’re social constructs used to medicalise aberrant behaviour.
Scientists from John Hopkins find a material for quantum computing.
What will it take to conquer our immemorial space dream?
Today’s agriculture workers face 21 days of heat that exceed safety standards. That number will double by 2050.
Once only dark energy remains, empty space still won’t be completely empty. Imagine, if you dare, the very end of the Universe. The stars — past, present, and future — have all burned out. […]
We’ve known this virus was coming. We just didn’t do anything about it.
“For decades, a national anti-cruelty law was a dream for animal protectionists. Today, it is a reality.”
On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.
A close encounter with cosmologist James Peebles encouraged me in my scientific career.
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New research on ankle exoskeletons show promising results.
It’s not just for Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars. Not even close. Shortly after Earth first formed first formed, life quickly took hold, thriving ever since. Both reflected sunlight on a […]
All this from a wad of gum?
In one generation, the climate of many American cities will experience a noticeable shift.
Helium and carbon are made copiously in the interiors of stars. But the in-between elements? They’re rarities everywhere. If you were to take every element in the periodic table and […]
We’re Earth’s first intelligent, technologically advanced civilization. But maybe not the last. For most of our planet’s history, life in some form has existed on our world. Planet Earth formed some […]
Is the way we choose which animals to protect out of date?
A question that’s baffled physicists for nine years has been resolved by the simplest possible answer.