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JWST has seen more distant galaxies than any other observatory, ever. But many candidates for “most distant of all” are likely impostors.
An unprecedented number of new satellites threatens the night sky as we know it. Will we act in time to save it?
If there’s no phosphine, there’s no indirect evidence for biological activity there. In one of the biggest surprises in the history of planetary science, a September 2020 study announced the presence […]
Identifying primordial ripples would be key to understanding the conditions of the early universe.
Researchers find a way to distort laser light to survive a trip through disordered obstacles.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora’s box.
The way we imagine and listen to melodies sheds light on imagination.
Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”
IceCube just found an active galaxy in the nearby Universe, 47 million light-years away, through its neutrino emissions: a cosmic first.
Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?
A new study shows how poor children are negatively impacted neurologically.
A new control system, demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to jump across uneven terrain in real-time.
Dreams are weird. According to a new theory, that’s what makes them useful.
‘Fast Optical Bursts’ will confound ground-based astronomy. As of 2021, planet Earth is currently experiencing the least pristine night sky in recorded history. Prior to the development of artificial lighting, […]
Some wild animals thrive near humans, but only up to a point.
If something is “true,” it needs to be shown to work in the real world.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do.
We only detected our very first gravitational wave in 2015. Over the next two decades, we’ll have thousands more.
Satire and an inflated sense of self-importance collide in a series of maps that goes back more than 100 years in American history.
The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
With its very first deep-field view of the Universe now released, the James Webb Space Telescope has shown us our cosmos as never before.
Children with pre-existing mental health issues thrived during the early phase of the pandemic.
Evidence shows that information is transmitted via “complex contagion.”
Forget billions and billions. When it comes to the number of galaxies in the Universe, both theorists’ and observers’ estimates are too low.
You don’t need to completely automate a job to fundamentally change it.
Heard about the phenomenon of FNE, or ‘first night effect’?