The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
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For 550 million years, neutral atoms blocked the light made in stars from traveling freely through the Universe. Here’s how it then changed.
Although we still don’t know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.
What if we could harvest energy from human heat, sweat, or vibrations?
After decades of development, whether NASA’s Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.
Whether we should tear down philosophy’s Berlin Wall and let East and West finally merge depends entirely on what we think philosophy is—and what it’s for.
As the first Friedmann equation celebrates its 99th anniversary, it remains the one equation to describe our entire universe.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics’ biggest surprise.
“It’s not a secret that legal language is very hard to understand. It’s borderline incomprehensible a lot of the time.”
Looking with lasers, researchers discovered that many Olmec and Mayan ruins seem to have been constructed from the same blueprint.
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it’s passing through us constantly. But how much?
Today’s philosophy students would be justified in asking, “What does any of this have to do with living?”
New research reveals that the face can affect the shape of the brain through a complex “cross-talk” between the two structures.
Gamification, minimalist design, using AI to track behavior — this article dives into these and other key ways to optimize an eLearning strategy.
Music therapy might boost memory, but the benefits are small. Just in case, tell your grandparents to listen to their favorite 1960s tunes.
“All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist.”
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
Although early Earth was a molten hellscape, once it cooled, life arose almost immediately. That original chain of life remains unbroken.
Metal-like materials have been discovered in a very strange place.
Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
The same brain differences that contribute to left-handedness also contribute to psychotic disorders. But there’s a bright side.
Einstein’s relativity teaches us that time isn’t absolute, but passes relatively for everyone. So how do telescopes see back through time?
When you don’t have enough clues to bring your detective story to a close, you should expect that your educated guesses will all be wrong.
The matter that creates black holes won’t be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?
The “first cause” problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.
A study proposes that an ancient trading network, called the Hopewell tradition, may have been wiped out by what is known as a cosmic airburst.
