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With sodium-sensitive eyes, we’d see it every new Moon. With no detectable gases, the Moon appears to be atmosphere-free. The Moon as seen from a view above the majority of Earth’s […]
The number of planets that could support life may be far greater than previously thought, a recent discovery suggests.
Physicist Don Lincoln explains why mathematics is a powerful tool for scientific modeling, but is not a science itself.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
Most popular songs are about love and heartache. But some great songs — albeit underrated and perhaps a bit weird — are about the cities we love.
“Less is better” is not a catchy marketing slogan, but one doctor who didn’t shower for five years thinks there’s a lot of truth to it.
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
Lord Kelvin is thought to have said there was nothing new to discover in physics. His real view was the opposite.
These 5 research-backed tips can turn bad habits into financial gain.
We once thought the Moon was completely airless, but it turns out it has an atmosphere, after all. Even wilder: It has a tail of its own.
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
As a physician, John Pringle helped reinvent hygiene; as a husband, he destroyed a woman’s life with his abuse.
The expanding Universe, in many ways, is the ultimate out-of-equilibrium system. After enough time passes, will we eventually get there?
After 70 years, “The Power of Positive Thinking” remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
Civil engineer Martin Lebek has a brilliant plan to redress the world’s phosphorus imbalance.
For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
New blood types are regularly discovered by an unusual absence or an unusual presence — both of which can result in tragedy.
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.
The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Movie soundtracks don’t just help us recall the plot of a film; they also allow us to better understand its meaning.
Many key inventions were unique: one-offs.
Philosophers and scientists spent millennia arguing about the nature of light. It turned out to be stranger than anyone imagined.
In America, Cup Noodles has succeeded by hiding its Japanese roots.
The Universe’s idea of a ‘typical star’ has changed dramatically over time. When you look out at the Universe today, you’re not seeing it exactly as it is at one particular […]
There are ~400 billion stars in the Milky Way, and ~2 trillion galaxies in the visible Universe. But what if we aren’t typical?