Move over, IC 1101. You may be impressively large, but you never stood a chance against the largest known galaxy: Alcyoneus.
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Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.
For 550 million years, neutral atoms blocked the light made in stars from traveling freely through the Universe. Here’s how it then changed.
The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don’t affect humans in any way.
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.
Is the Universe the same everywhere? Or are there truly ‘special places’ around? For practically all of human history, one assumption about our place in the Universe had long gone unchallenged: […]
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
What if we could harvest energy from human heat, sweat, or vibrations?
Today’s philosophy students would be justified in asking, “What does any of this have to do with living?”
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics’ biggest surprise.
“Hubble’s Law” is only an approximation, and breaks down when we need it most. From anywhere in the Universe, you can choose to look out at any other galaxy that’s present. […]
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 […]
After decades of development, whether NASA’s Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.
As the first Friedmann equation celebrates its 99th anniversary, it remains the one equation to describe our entire universe.
“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.
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?
Gamification, minimalist design, using AI to track behavior — this article dives into these and other key ways to optimize an eLearning strategy.
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
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.”
New research reveals that the face can affect the shape of the brain through a complex “cross-talk” between the two structures.
Although early Earth was a molten hellscape, once it cooled, life arose almost immediately. That original chain of life remains unbroken.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.
The “first cause” problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.
The same brain differences that contribute to left-handedness also contribute to psychotic disorders. But there’s a bright side.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
The matter that creates black holes won’t be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?