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The Glen McLaughlin Collection brings together more than 700 historical examples of ‘California as an island’.
Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.
Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust” isn’t a bad thing.
Time to build a Corellian shipyard?
The quest for a quantum theory of gravity is the holy grail of physics. Here’s why it’s murkier than anyone expected. If you want to fully describe how the Universe […]
This would be the end of one of the longest economic booms since the 1990 Dot Com bubble.
Your new year’s resolutions should benefit not just yourself, but the whole planet.
It’s not about the resolution but about how your mind tackles the problem.
Comedy, A.I.-style. Our roving reporter, Evan Fleischer, went into The Laughing Room and here’s what happened
It’s not what you have, it’s what you do with it.
What do hotels, The Simpsons, and feet have in common? They’re all in this actual blog post. Wow.
The reason has to do with how the wind was blowing in a particular part of the world in August of 1588. It’s that specific.
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Researchers have known since 1997 that a massive patch of garbage has been swirling around in the Pacific Ocean. A new study shows that the patch has grown far faster than expected.
We speak about it, argue over it, and even fight wars for it. We know it when we see it. But just what is energy, anyway? When it comes to being […]
The IAU has just approved a dozen new names for features on Pluto’s moon Charon. They draw from an array of famous authors, characters, mythical objects and one U.S. filmmaker.
Aiming for the nearest star would necessitate a whole slew of advances. Even if the mission fails, humanity wins by investing in itself. There have been some magnificent moments in NASA […]
Flat Earth theory has enjoyed staying power since at least the 19th century despite being patently untrue. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the late Carl Sagan, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and other big thinkers will show you how to disprove this bad idea, all without having to take a journey into space.
Truth is, dinosaurs aren’t as distinct as you may think, but to find out why, we first have to consider how we got the term “dinosaur.”
Was Oscar Wilde—witty author, gay rights icon, and lover of champagne and material beauty—a radical socialist?
Believe it or not, our eating habits are influenced by what music is playing and other forces that we may not be consciously aware of.
America’s fear of an Anglo-Japanese alliance led Canada to worry about a U.S. attack—and in the end, devise a scheme for a ‘pre-emptive invasion’ of its southern neighbor.
Digging deeper into last week’s revelations about the Red Planet.
Tesla’s all-electric semi-truck is getting some big first orders and government help.
Nye has spent almost his whole career teaching kids, but he’s hated by right-wing ideologues for spreading the word of science.
If the bolide had hit just 30 seconds later, we’d be looking at a very different Earth.
Over a 100 North Korean ships have washed up on Japan’s shores since the start of 2017.
The concept of non-action might just be the most powerful action to take for curbing anxiety.
The Flat Earth theory has gained a surprising amount of traction in recent years, thanks largely to YouTube. What exactly do Flat Earthers believe?
Scientists can now virtually reconstruction certain long-dead individuals, without the need for DNA samples from physical remains.