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Scientists figured out how a certain treatment for skin cancer gives some patients a visual “superpower.”
What happened 4.56 billion years ago is the most important part of the cosmic story ever to happen to us. If you were to look at our Universe at the time […]
Turning salt water into fresh water with the power of the sun.
Less than a mile long, the Dorfbahn in Serfaus is also the world’s highest metro system.
Neo’s superhuman powers were only inside of The Matrix. The outside world offered a different reality.
This new research could help individuals recover from one of the most dreaded types of injury.
The response to the pandemic illustrates five actions we can take to address the global climate change crisis.
With the realization that overdue charges disproportionately affect access for low-income readers, libraries are reconsidering the value of fees.
There’s a flowchart if you aren’t sure. It’s a situation that comes up all too frequently: an expert in their field publicly states a conclusion that is thoroughly accepted by the […]
Early reading experiences play an important role in brain development.
Our ultimate fate depends on something we’ve barely begun to measure. One of the biggest mysteries in all of physics is dark energy. According to our best observations, the Universe cannot […]
Study finds that carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences.
We have two ways of measuring the expansion rate. Here’s the harder one. If you want to understand where our Universe came from and where it’s going, you need to measure […]
An amateur astronomer discovers an interstellar comet on its way to our Sun.
And do our black holes give birth to baby Universes? When it comes to our understanding of the Universe, the 20th century was full of surprises. A little over 100 […]
Finland’s educational system was driven by a culture that supports a strong social contract, one the United States currently lacks.
The CDC estimates that more than 210,000 people in the U.S. have been hospitalized by the flu this season.
Add some color to the internal structures and you’ve got some eye-popping imagery.
It’s a supergiant star in the final stage of its life, and it just dimmed by an enormous amount. What’s going on? When you take a look at the stars in […]
It doesn’t propagate at infinite speeds, and that’s a problem for Newton. When you look at the Sun, the light you’re seeing isn’t the light that’s being emitted right now. Instead, […]
With just a few more neutron star mergers, we’ll have the best constraints of all-time. How fast is the Universe expanding? Ever since the expanding Universe was first discovered nearly […]
The drones are nearly silent and are able to identify and track enemy soldiers.
Progress for women can only go so far while men still struggle with ideals of masculinity that teach violence and emotional disconnect. Liz Plank is trying to change the conversation.
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Recent years have seen countries across the African continent investing deep into the tech industry. Rwanda is angling to get ahead of the pack.
Here’s what scientists know about how the virus spreads, and how to avoid contracting it.
When these companies compete, in the current system, the people lose.
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OCD sufferers cannot trust past experiences, making the future even harder to manage.
Fifty years ago at UCLA, the first message was sent over the predecessor to the internet.
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