Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust” isn’t a bad thing.
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The total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, is the longest one we’ll have until 2027. And that’s not all. On July 2, 2019, the new Moon will pass between Earth […]
When it comes to the Solar System, all we have left are the survivors. At last, that might be enough to know what happened 4.5 billion years ago. We know what […]
Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.
Chinese scientists find a 600-million-year-old creature.
It might seem puzzling, in a Universe bound by the speed of light, that this could be true. Here’s the science behind it. If you look out into the distant Universe, […]
In her new documentary, Maxine Trump tackles the topic of choosing not to procreate.
A network of devices called MERMAIDs is taking seismographs where they’ve never been.
Controversial map names CEOs of 100 companies producing 71 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
No one goes through life without experiencing an issue or problem they have to solve. As such, everyone needs to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills to be successful. This […]
A tool that can slowly build a better world.
Over two billion people regularly eat insects. Why are Americans so squeamish?
The Boring Company plans to offer free rides in its prototype tunnel in Hawthorne, California in December.
It’s easy to imagine why people link Heath Ledger’s death to his treacherous penultimate role.
Want to hear a joke? Universities haven’t innovated in 400 years. At a time when close to half of all students aren’t graduating, Dan Rosensweig explains why and how to fix this broken education system.
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California’s raging fires show how climate change can unleash totally new—and deadly—kinds of weather.
Between Carl Sagan’s laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
Hearing-related problems are on the rise.
Specific self-driving car systems are now being developed for urban and rural settings.
When two black holes merge together, about 5% of their mass gets lost. Where does that information go? Do merging black holes lose information? They absolutely must, according to General […]
From newborn planets to entire galaxies, we’re seeing the Universe as never before. The idea of a modern telescope is simple: collect light from a distant object, at high resolution, and […]
Evolution doesn’t clean up after itself very well.
The Royole Corporation beat Samsung to the punch when it recently released the world’s first commercially available folding smartphone.
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
Omigod, they’re cute, but there’s peril in smooches and snuggles.
Although there is much guesswork as to the future of artificial intelligence, today’s AI systems continue to be a boon for science.
Hungarian cartographer travels the world while mapping its treasures.