A theory proposes that the universe is not speeding up in its expansion but that time is actually slowing down.
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A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that stress changes the structure of mouse brains—in partners who did not experience stress.
Could it simply be pleasure for its own sake?
Elegance, beauty, and mathematical precision makes for a compelling story and an exquisite model. But it doesn’t make it right. Scientific theories, at their best, are simple, straightforward, full of predictive […]
In 1922, Albert Einstein explained how to live a happy life to a bellboy in Tokyo.
You’ve heard of the big Greek philosophers. Now, read about the ones who inspired them.
If emissions don’t go down, there’s still an option for combatting global warming. We just have to effectively dim the Sun. Global climate change is one of the most pressing long-term […]
There have been a lot of public advocates from the “no dark matter” camp, getting lots of popular attention. But the Universe still needs dark matter. Here’s why. If you took […]
One of the three basic circuit elements just got a lot smaller for the very first time, in what promises to be a trillion-dollar breakthrough. In the race for ever-improving […]
Several investigations have looked into the Taos hum. One scientist believes he has the most likely culprit.
While it’s reasonable to trust that science will eventually answer our unsolved questions, assuming that it has all of the answers right now is not.
We are discovering that the subtleties of our psychological lives are being managed by specific modules in our brains.
There are many arguments over what makes a theory beautiful, elegant, or compelling. But in the face of data, predictive power is everything. When you look at any phenomenon in […]
BASE particle physicists have discovered a very precise way to examine antimatter.
These findings will revolutionize power production, lighting, semiconductors, and informational displays.
Punishment has been a human universal, because it has been in our evolutionary interests. But those evolutionary impulses are crude guides to how we should deal with offenders in contemporary society.
The hole in the ozone is shrinking, for sure, but to assess the whole layer, you need to look at the whole Earth. Throughout the history of life on Earth, there’s […]
In her book, The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith details the four pillars of meaning, arguing that they’re much more important than chasing happiness.
All sorts of futuristic technologies have come true. So why are astronauts all still weightless? Put a human being up in space, away from the gravitational bonds of the surface […]
It’s not personal awareness but a different mechanism which lends an evolutionary advantage, allowing our species to thrive.
And you don’t even need a Delorean at 88 MPH. It’s one of the greatest tropes in movies, literature, and television shows: the idea that we could travel back in time […]
Very sure. Here’s how we know. You’ve no doubt heard that the Universe itself has been around for 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang, and that scientists are extremely confident […]
Want the speed of light, the fine-structure constant or others to change? There’s a new obstacle to overcome. “The mystery about α is actually a double mystery. The first mystery — the […]
And even with them all in place, what do we still not know? “The joy of life consists in the exercise of one’s energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of […]
Elastic thinking is what endows us with the ability to solve novel problems and to overcome the neural and psychological barriers that can impede us from looking beyond the existing order.
They’re 3 billion light years away, but their collision can lead to answers to really big questions.
Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]
A silent gif is sweeping the web because many people think they can hear it.
The secret behind the Em Drive’s thrust, which is real, may be in the long-discarded pilot wave theory.
Last week, the crew found themselves in the mirror Universe. Here’s what science has to say about that. Star Trek: Discovery entered their midseason hiatus on a terrific cliffhanger: they had […]