The answer depends on what scales you’re looking at. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” –Swami Vivekananda When it comes to the fundamental laws […]
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Sorry to all you ‘Flash’ fans out there; it’s not reality yet. This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and high energy […]
If Will Allen’s documentary, Holy Hell, teaches us one thing, it’s that there’s no easy answer.
What’s the difference between “point-like” and what we can actually state? “When we think about the present, we veer wildly between the belief in chance and the evidence in favour of […]
In A Field Guide to Lies, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin explains how to wade through an endless sea of data and statistics to hone our critical thinking skills.
It’s the most mysterious “stuff” our Universe has. So why are we so sure it’s real? “The Universe is made mostly of dark matter and dark energy, and we don’t know […]
Bill Nye changed his mind. Over a hundred Nobel laureates are combating Greenpeace. Will activists ever consider the science?
While cupping hit the mainstream thanks to Olympic athletes, the practice has a religious history in Islam.
Researchers find that a compound within marijuana may potentially protect from the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
A group of expert geologists declared that a new epoch influenced by human impact has begun.
You know how, when you cook one of your favorite meals, humans express their satisfaction with “Mmmm” and, “Lovely!” and other vocalizations? Turns out, gorillas do something like that, too.
As the world works toward a zero-emission economy, Japan has had to get creative about building up its solar infrastructure.
“What we perceive as color — what we perceive as light — corresponds to a very narrow band of frequencies, out of an infinite continuum,” says Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek.
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Geology rocks! “Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.” –Jane Porter There are plenty of people out there who’ll give you a rundown of what your birthstone […]
The same way a forgotten woman astronomer — Annie Jump Cannon — first did over 100 years ago! “Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of […]
The mystery surrounding Planet Nine continues. This time around researchers question its origins.
Floating solar panels may look strange, but there’s a lot of reasons for why Japan is about to build a huge set of them.
Dark energy tells us what the Universe is doing right now, and it’s disconcerting. But its fate has some incredible possibilities. “Even if I stumble on to the absolute truth […]
A 200 word journey from the Big Bang to modern humans. “It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, […]
Advancements in stem cells, along with 3D printing technology, have applications in cosmetic safety testing, drug discovery and testing, organ and tissue printing, instant diagnosis and treatment, and so much more. Scientists recently found that baby teeth contain stem cells which can soon be used in these healthcare applications.
New research produces surprising results about which animals are the smartest.
And what, exactly, is the significance of a tetraquark? “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way — things I had no words […]
Humans like to believe evolution implies progress. As Stephen Jay Gould notes, Darwin warned of this misunderstanding. We may be better at adapting to our present, regrettable circumstances.
If they shoot out straight lines of high-energy particles, why do they carve bubble-like shapes? “When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up […]
It doesn’t interact with normal matter hardly at all, and yet it may be necessary for life itself. “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” –Joseph Campbell Dark […]
How many kinds of stories are there? From Harry Potter, to Oedipus and Romeo and Juliet, scientists at University of Vermont use data modeling to figure it out.
The New York Times claimed that aliens must have existed at some point. But science is less certain. “There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you’ve […]
Irish scientists make an unexpected discovery about light by devising a new experiment.
While progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms behind consciousness, a seemingly limitless neuronal interaction makes discovering a point of origin challenging.