Could there be a massive, giant planet beyond Neptune? Here’s what the science says… for now. “Finding out that something you have just discovered is considered all but impossible is one […]
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What do you make of the image above? Day Glow slippers under a black light? Colorful sleeping bags for a trio of Minions? March of the Radioactive Penguins? Of course, it’s none of the above.
There’s more to powering the world than releasing energy. When it comes to the ultimate dream of clean, efficient, and prolific energy sources, it’s hard to do better than the […]
Alpha Centauri A and B are just 4.37 light years away. Do they have planets around them? And possibly life? We just might find out! “Resources exist to be consumed. And […]
Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics.
There’s a lot to learn about other worlds, but you can’t learn it all without looking up. “One should not need a teleportation device to decide whether a newly discovered object […]
CDP releases its 2017 A-List, that reveals more companies making serious efforts to combat climate change.
As wonderful as the evidence that supports or invalidates a theory is, it can never truly kill the ones that don’t work out. When it comes to science, we like to […]
A case in which a judge used an undisclosed software algorithm to determine a defendant’s sentence has caught the interest of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Pay your bills, slip through security, and take a train, all without fumbling through your wallet.
Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.
The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here’s 14 of the coolest things it has found out.
It’s a fascinating idea, but how does it fare as a scientific theory? “Something is happening here and this is going to have an impact.” –Robert Dijkgraaf, on Verlinde’s work The […]
The political and economic ideas of socialism are coming back into fashion.
Researchers are looking for, and finding, effective methods for dealing with pain that don’t require drugs.
AI is capable of self-reproduction—should humans be worried?
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But that’s okay; the most likely world for life may not be like Earth, after all. “You can spend too much time wondering which of identical twins is the more alike.” […]
The REV can collect and melt 5 tons of plastic a day.
Hitler appeared to have been highly sensitive to disgust, and research shows this trait is linked to numerous dimensions of ideology.
It isn’t just the morality that’s dubious in the newest iteration of Star Trek. “If I die trying but I’m inadequate to the task to make a course change in the […]
This could open allow for the exploration of nearby exoplanets, solar systems, and other parts of the galaxy.
Our consciousness distinguishes us from other animals. From an evolutionary perspective, consciousness gives humans a powerful advantage by allowing us to plan far into the future.
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ORBITER was in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and on our way, we were joking about which of us might scream. Turns out, how could you not?
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We’re more lonely than ever and this is horrible. Equally horrible? We can’t bare to spend time alone.
We like to think of compassion as purely altruistic. Yet, it may have selfish underpinnings.
IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]
The US is arguably the most scientifically and technologically advanced society in the world, and yet at the same time the most religious of Western societies.
Research on varied forms of intermittent fasting is proving to be of value.
No one yet knows what challenges will confront humans living in deep space.
A new report highlights the increasing violence faced by environmental activists around the world.