It isn’t just a theory; it’s the best way we have to make sense of everything that exists. “The physicist is like someone who’s watching people playing chess and, after watching […]
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Here’s the number one factor for whether an organization is a success or a failure.
South Korean officials say with confidence that this will be the safest Olympics on record.
Is it better to have the harm of 100 sexual assaults than the harm of one false conviction?
Pope Francis’ 2018 World Communications Day message explains the dangers of fake news and what journalists and the public must do to combat it.
Grad students will be taxed at the highest rate in the country, even higher than billionaires. For millions of young people, the American dream is to study the thing you’re […]
In her enlightening new book, Blue Dreams, Lauren Slater covers the history of psychotropic drugs.
A children’s hospital is “the first of many solar + storage projects going live” on the island, Elon Musk announced.
Getting up from your computer for frequent breaks might help you retain information better, new research shows.
The same technology that Norway uses to keep its fjords ice-free could literally take the power out of hurricanes as they form. Among all the natural disasters that occur on planet […]
Most stars obey very similar rules, making them almost entirely predictable. But then, there are the weirdos. Catch this live-blog event to learn more. When we look out at the Universe […]
Now, you can add chanting to your brain training regimen.
The results of this study help us better understand how stars are born and how they develop.
If everything goes right, astronomy will take a magnificent leap into the future. But here’s what needs to happen first. Back in 2000, NASA held their decadal survey, choosing what would […]
No other object this large has come so close to Earth in millions of years. In the 5th millennium, we might suffer the consequences. “Honestly, if you’re given the choice […]
On September 1, launched a $2.5 million project called “Open Exploration of Vertebrate Diversity in 3D” or as many scientists know it – the “scan-all-vertebrates” project. Sponsored by the National Science […]
Are we looking for life in all the wrong ways, like SETI with smoke signals? A little over 80 years ago, humanity first began broadcasting radio and television signals with enough […]
How can we keep our brains in top form? Here are some powerful activities you can do immediately.
From the most beautiful to the most impactful, some of these are so powerful it’s breathtaking. “Truth in science, however, is never final, and what is accepted as a fact […]
Once a lucrative exercise anyone could do, bitcoin mining has grown out of control, and governments are weighing what to do.
Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics.
Is consciousness everywhere? Is it a basic feature of the Universe, at the very heart of the tiniest subatomic particles? Such an idea – panpsychism as it is known – […]
It’s called change blindness, and you probably have it.
A study of moose skull sizes on a remote island shows the effects of global warming.
Unpredictable winters? Seasons that don’t line up? It’s possible with the right configuration, says physics. “Lord of Light! Come to us in our darkness. We offer you these false gods. Take […]
Why Saturn’s Iapetus has three great mysteries… and we’ve only solved one of them. “The dance between darkness and light will always remain — the stars and the moon will always need the […]
The pulsar map to Earth was perfect when it was launched. By time aliens get it, it’ll be completely useless. “We [are] a species endowed with hope and perseverance, at […]
A physicist demonstrates how life may be a predictable product of thermodynamics.
How bloody was Australia’s colonial history? Two mapping projects reveal the horrible truth
Including where to go, and when, for the most spectacular views. Against the backdrop of a dark, clear night sky, you can see the Moon, planets, stars, the Milky Way, […]