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The Sudbury neutrino observatory, which was instrumental in demonstrating neutrino oscillations and the massiveness of neutrinos. With additional results from atmospheric, solar, and terrestrial observatories and experiments, we may not […]
When the protection of academic freedom is compromised, scholarship and greater society suffer the effects.
The social media company’s recent transparency report claimed that it had taken down a staggering number of fake accounts — but it’s unlikely they’re catching them all.
It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]
The Red Planet, the God of War, and important life lessons for us all.
Colonizing the Red Planet isn’t a bad idea in theory. But . . .
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
Heinous, if proved accurate.
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
When you hear ‘quantum,’ you probably think of splitting everything into discrete, indivisible chunks. That’s not necessarily right. If you want to learn what the Universe is made out of […]
Is that required for detectors like LIGO and Virgo to work? Whenever any two things in the Universe interact at the same location in spacetime, one thing always remains true about […]
The wonder and the ethics of deep time. The “wood-wide-web”. The claustrophobia of the Anthropocene. In our 200th episode, UNDERLAND author Robert MacFarlane takes us on a journey deep into the Earth and ourselves.
The Portal promises to be a deep dive into the possible.
The most popular books of the past 125 years, and where to get them.
For decades, one of the Big Bang’s greatest predictions was shrouded in doubt. The answer was always there on Channel 3. When it comes to the question of how our Universe […]
We’re blissfully ignorant of how we put ourselves at risk online.
Visiting even one friend can undo all the good work that social distancing has accomplished. Over the past few months, people all over the world have come to realize just […]
If all forms of energy experience gravitation, then why does dark energy make the expansion accelerate instead of slow down? Of all the revolutionary discoveries that we’ve made about the Universe, […]
A close encounter with cosmologist James Peebles encouraged me in my scientific career.
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The protesters on the street aren’t just taking up space, they carry on a well thought out tradition.
Witchcraft and pagan spiritualities are on the rise in the United States — especially within mainstream youth culture.
We’re living longer than ever, but few of us will save enough to afford this historical boon.
A glimpse into what a sustainable, inclusive future will look like.
While the blockbuster franchise might have given us a distorted view of science’s capabilities to address species extinction, new research might come close to “resurrecting” lost species’ DNA.
Political activism may get people invested in politics, and affect urgently needed change, but it comes at the expense of tolerance and healthy democratic norms.
Personal crises and national crises have more than a few things in common. From Brexit to the partisan divide in America to Germany after World War II, Jared Diamond talks with host Jason Gots about how we get through them (or don’t).
Black hole mergers are some of the most energetic events in the Universe. Could the gravitational waves they produce ever harm us? The Universe is not a static, stable place. Out […]
The Amazon Rainforest is often called “The Planet’s Lungs.”