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LIGO, here on Earth, has exquisitely-precise distances its lasers travel. With three spacecrafts in motion, how could LISA work? Since it began operating in 2015, advanced LIGO has ushered in an […]
While there’s plenty to be worried about, it’s important to remember that we’re making progress, too.
What took hundreds of millions of years to create is being wasted on… party balloons? There’s a natural resource found beneath Earth’s surface that’s been building up for hundreds of […]
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
With the seemingly endless growth of the Democratic primary field, we may suffer from choice overload. The result? In fear of making the wrong choice, we may fail to make any — i.e., don’t vote.
Our motion through space is undeniable. So why can’t we feel it? Our planet isn’t the stationary place we feel it to be beneath our feet, but rather moves in an […]
Galactic mergers should push gas and dust into the centers of galaxies. So why are these two so quiet? Scientists have studied the closest, largest, brightest galaxies to Earth for centuries. […]
An elegant, 400-year-old means of navigating the stars takes flight.
In the near future, we might use the toxic gas to power homes.
Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.
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Virtual borders have also been subtly dividing the world
Over the last several years, global concern over climate change has spurred billions of dollars in investments in renewable energy projects all around the world. The increased pace of development […]
What foods are women reaching for? Carbs and fats and sweets.
We know exercise is necessary, but this research takes it to another level.
Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
Study finds that neurotic people deal with more “mental noise” than others.
Without this one ingredient, there wouldn’t be enough ‘glue’ to hold the Universe together. Of all the things in the Universe to be thankful for — the stars, planets, atoms, molecules, and […]
Breakthrough Starshot is moving ahead with an audacious vision for space exploration.
When scientists claim that an unexplained phenomenon might be due to aliens, they’re giving up on science. Whenever science discovers a new, unexpected phenomenon, it represents a tremendous opportunity to learn […]
A new research letter points to another reason for childhood obesity.
It’s the secret ingredient that makes cooperation—and civilization—possible.
From psychology to neuroscience, what we believe is not nearly as relevant as why we do.
Free trade may be the best system for the global economy but there are legitimate reasons for why some people had enough of it, says political scientist Ian Bremmer.
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Policy advisor Simon Anholt believes the question we should ask is, which country is the “goodest”?
Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman hypothesizes we evolved to experience a collective delusion — not objective reality.
Over 67,000 trials by the Color Guard can’t be wrong.
The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
A transformational tool for the future of the world.
Using a new process, a mini-brain develops retinal cells.