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Quantum physics is starting to show up in unexpected places. Indeed, it is at work in animals, plants, and our own bodies. 

New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

Using cellulose from trees and a synthetic polymer, MIT researchers have created a material that “is stronger and tougher than some types of bone, and harder than typical aluminum alloys.”

Buildings don’t have to be permanent — modular construction can make them modifiable and relocatable.

You’ve probably noticed that most retailers use prices ending in 99. That’s intentional.

Civilization was built on ceremony.

Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod saved countless lives, but some religious leaders denounced his invention.

The questions about which massive structures to build, and where, are actually very hard to answer. Infrastructure is always about the future: It takes years to construct, and lasts for years beyond that.

Two types of leaves for two different drastic weather conditions.

In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.

Even with only 12.5 hours of exposure time, James Webb’s first deep-field image taught us lessons we’ve never realized before.

The 1,200-year-old “Book of Ingenious Devices” contains designs for futuristic inventions like gas masks, water fountains, and digging machines.

The multiverse pushes beyond the limits of the scientific method. From our vantage point in the Universe, we cannot know if it’s real.

Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.

Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores — and now virivores.

Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.

When we prepare for our plans to go wrong, we build the foundations for lasting profit.

To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.

Just by observing the tiny amount of deuterium left over from the Big Bang, we can determine that dark matter and dark energy must exist.

Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.

With this unique opportunity to create a totally new world, why does the metaverse already feature such old-world concepts?

Like Mars today, Venus used to be a sci-fi superstar. Recent discoveries could re-ignite our interest in Earth’s “evil twin.”

The concept of ‘relativistic mass’ has been around almost as long as relativity has. But is it a reasonable way to make sense of things?

Are quantum fields real, or are they simply calculational tools? These 3 experiments show that if energy is real, so are quantum fields.

Epigenetic entropy shows that you can’t fully understand cancer without mathematics.

By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.

Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.

For many years, cosmologists have claimed the Universe is 13.8 billion years old. A new paper says no, it’s 26.7 billion. How do we decide?

The outer planets’ clouds hide the weirdness within.

Signals from across the universe point toward a fascinating possibility.