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In the quantum world of the unstable, even identical particles don’t have identical masses. In the microscopic world of the quantum particle, there are certain rules that are wholly unfamiliar […]
What do luck, death, and Texas have in common? They’re all part of our weekly random fact roundup.
Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances can all work together to push ground-based astronomy past even the limits of Hubble. One of the most profoundly remarkable properties about our atmosphere is that […]
Even before we have the James Webb Space Telescope, a controversy over when the first stars formed is growing. As far back as our most powerful telescopes have ever looked, we’ve […]
Cosmologists behind braneworld theories see our universe as being a part of a complex inter-dimensional world.
Which is better? Paper towels or electronic hand dryers? Click through to find out. Plus, we give you the best handwashing tips so that you’ll get the cleanest hands.
In a sense, a proton acts very much like a star.
If the Sun is 93 million miles away, why does sunlight filtering through the clouds or the trees spread out? Rays of sunshine are one of those natural sights that leave […]
And that’s the good news, because the percentage found in your tap water is much higher.
The online dating world has become more and more profitable as single people search for love.
Burnout has three major characteristics: emotional and physical exhaustion, a cynical attitude towards people at work, and a feeling that you’re no longer accomplishing anything worthwhile.
The Saudi blockade of its tiny neighbour Qatar could soon change the very geography of the region.
There’s a new, highly secure way to vote and count ballots, and it’s just been tested in a real-world election.
You’ve probably seen it hanging around. But how did it get there? And can we live there?
USC successfully tests an implanted memory prosthesis that improves biological human memory.
Richard Feynman wrote a lot of things. Here, you can read his most touching letter.
Was Oscar Wilde—witty author, gay rights icon, and lover of champagne and material beauty—a radical socialist?
“Blue Moon, I saw you standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own. ” — Rogers and Hart
Plant cognitive ecologist Monica Gagliano talks about the challenges facing serious scientific research into plant intelligence.
A NYT article says the Defense Department been tracking mystery aircraft.
Onboard Elon Musks’s Tesla Roadster were hidden the first books of of a library in space.
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]
Planets can ‘discover’ nuclear power on their own, naturally, without any intelligence. Earth did it 1.7 billion years before humans. If you were hunting for alien intelligence, looking for a surefire […]
Hubble holds the record, finding a galaxy when the Universe was just 3% it’s age. In just a few years, James Webb will shatter it. One of the great scientific lessons […]
We should stop “celebrating” Valentines Day in elementary-school classrooms.
America’s greatest international impact since World War 2 has been through its diplomacy, not its wars.
In the wake of several public setbacks since the start of 2018, Musk said Tesla is currently going through a “production hell.”
A debate over the physics of time in an alleged “block universe.”
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Many of our greatest fears stem from uncertainty about the future, and technology has made the future very uncertain indeed.