Science continues to amplify our view of reality.
Search Results
You searched for: John James
The Assam stone jars were described as early as 1929. Almost a century later, archaeologists still puzzle over their placement and purpose.
The author of classics like “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Sun Also Rises” is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.
About 150 million years ago, a long-necked sauropod came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history…or is it?
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
If something is “true,” it needs to be shown to work in the real world.
Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.
More work is needed before declaring the technique a fountain of youth.
Movie soundtracks don’t just help us recall the plot of a film; they also allow us to better understand its meaning.
The controversy over the universe’s expansion rate continues with a new, faster estimate.
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
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 […]
A thought experiment from 1867 leads scientists to design a groundbreaking information engine.
Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury “only” reaches 800 °F at its hottest. Venus is always hotter, even at night.
Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
What is human dignity? Here’s a primer, told through 200 years of great essays, lectures, and novels.
We catalogue seven more board games to teach children science, problem-solving, and even foster their creativity.
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
Mass determines a star’s fate… except when it doesn’t. Supernova events are common, visually spectacular astronomical cataclysms. In 1987, a supernova just ~168,000 light-years away was observed in the Large Magellanic […]
What do communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong have in common with U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan? Hint: It’s the same thing they have in […]
The unfamiliar landscape of America’s medical past is marked by bizarre incidents, forgotten breakthroughs and selfless sacrifice.
The Sun produces a wide variety of particles and radiation throughout it, but all of its neutrinos are produced in the core: where nuclear reactions take place. The various reactions […]
“You dream about these kinds of moments when you’re a kid,” said lead paleontologist David Schmidt.
Trump is #45 but Pence is #48 – and other strange consequences of the curious office of vice president.
Psychedelics are going mainstream. Here’s your reading list.
Edinburgh University project geo-locates victims of Scottish ‘witch-prickers’ in the 16th and 17th century.
Experts plead with Americans to keep gatherings limited this Thanksgiving, while families devise new ways to celebrate the holidays.
And could Earth-based life provide the seeds for biology elsewhere? Today, on Earth, there’s an enormous variety and diversity of life on our planet. Every single surviving lifeform appears, in […]
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?