Catch Saturn at its biggest and brightest, and view its rings while you still can. Right now, in Earth’s skies, Saturn appears at its biggest and brightest. A view of tonight’s […]
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Washing your hands with soap and water can help protect against the coronavirus. But only if you do it correctly.
If you thought the Planck satellite just made temperature maps of the cosmic microwave background, this will astound you. The Milky Way, to human eyes, appears as simply a mix of […]
A new study says that it could be centuries before millions of the classic toys submerged in the Earth’s seas disintegrate.
Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.
A team of scientists created a new type of robot inspired by an octopus, and it could be a major breakthrough in the field.
The Universe’s idea of a ‘typical star’ has changed dramatically over time. When you look out at the Universe today, you’re not seeing it exactly as it is at one particular […]
Economics professor Stephen M. Miller shares his insights in this exclusive interview.
Forget the speed of light or the electron’s charge. This is the physical constant that really matters. Why is our Universe the way it is, and not some other way? There […]
Will Storr has written a masterful guide to writing with “The Science of Storytelling.”
Is the experience we call “love” felt the same in every language?
Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a ‘fight or run’ reaction.
Young people could even end up less anxiety-ridden, thanks to newfound confidence
This video game designer’s creations have been said to work “neurological magic.”
It’s not a lack of motivation, intelligence, or capability. Here’s how to open a space. Over the past 20 years, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in physics has more than […]
Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.
An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
Only one dark matter detection experiment ever gave a positive result, in conflict with all the others. This could be why. For multiple generations now, it’s been apparent to astronomers that […]
The idea of ‘absolute time’ is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
In order, they go: hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, neon, nitrogen, magnesium, silicon, iron, sulfur. Here’s how we made them. Everything found on planet Earth is composed of the same ingredients: atoms. […]
Time always moves in the same direction, but what if the Universe were contracting? As we step forward in time, a number of things always seem to happen together. Objects […]
Extraterrestrial life should arise fairly easily. But intelligence is another matter entirely. Planet Earth has been around for the past 4.5 billion years or so: about the last third of […]
It’s not a gambit. It’s not fraud. It’s not an opinion. And it’s not biased like you think it is. Most of us, when we think about what science is, default […]
They say that seein’ is believin’. But everything we see has to have a scientific explanation. When you look at the Sun on a day where there’s a clear sky, […]
All the things that surround us and make us up weren’t always here. But where did it all come from? The Universe, as we see it today, sure is full of […]
Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.
Using permanent magnets may help to make nuclear fusion reactors simpler and more affordable.
In 2011, a bizarre, green object was discovered. At long last, we finally understand why. One of astronomy’s biggest surprises came in 2007, when a mysterious green object was found. […]
Inbreeding leads to a problematically small gene pool.