When you mix science with speculation, you get speculation. But the underlying science is still real. Whenever you hear the phrase, “it’s just a theory,” it should trigger alarm bells in […]
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Humans are particularly prone to shiver when a group does or thinks the same thing at the same time.
Humans help each other in ways animals don’t dream of, but why?
The Lumina Foundation lays out steps for increasing access to quality post-secondary education credentials.
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Going back to the moon will give us fresh insights about the creation of our solar system.
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The academic performance of American schoolchildren hasn’t budged in two decades, despite billions of dollars in increased funding.
Since the late 1800s, what we know has advanced light years ahead.
The city council voted in favor of the ban by a margin of 8 to 1.
A NASA-sponsored competition asks participants to improve the design of a bucket drum for moon excavation.
‘Fast Optical Bursts’ will confound ground-based astronomy. As of 2021, planet Earth is currently experiencing the least pristine night sky in recorded history. Prior to the development of artificial lighting, […]
The scientists, not the fossil fuel industry, were right all along. Back in 1990, the world’s top climate scientists convened to put together a report on the state of Earth’s climate. […]
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice.
Astronomers release new data to challenge claims about the mysterious Planet Nine.
Unlike most articles that are titled with a question, the answer isn’t automatically “no.” Announced on January 6, 2020, NASA’s TESS mission has just discovered its first Earth-sized, habitable zone […]
Physicist Frank Wilczek proposes new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life.
Those bananas you love are Cavendish bananas, and they’re probably about to go extinct.
Has all this happened before, and will all this happen once again? There are only a few questions, when we ask them, that force us to reckon with the fundamental nature […]
“Prohibitionist strategy is unsustainable,” reads the policy plan.
It’s one of Einstein’s most bizarre predictions. And it’s true. There’s no such thing as absolute time. No matter where you are, how fast you’re moving, or how strong the gravitational […]
Is information the fifth form of matter?
A variety of structures exist to both treat employees with more respect and increase productivity.
The 20th century was marked by waves of pro-democracy revolutions. Now, the future of democracy looks uncertain.
Even physicists sometimes fall for these. For centuries, the laws of physics seemed completely deterministic. If you knew where every particle was, how fast it was moving, and what the forces […]
And, if we have one, how close are we to it? No matter which direction we look in, or how far away our telescopes and instruments are capable of seeing, the […]
Find out the truth for yourself. If this past year has shown us anything, it’s how thoroughly we rely on high-quality expertise. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, it […]
The smart toilet can analyze urine and stool samples for disease markers and can even recognize an individual user’s “analprint”.
There are three possible ways we’ll find alien life. With all of these chances, the only question is which will come first. Given everything humanity has learned about the Universe, it […]
You’re always in control of your breath.
The TRUTHS mission aims to collect extremely precise data on how much radiation Earth absorbs and reflects.
Are you mentally exhausted? Here’s how to tell (and what to do about it).