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Lasers are all around you. This ubiquitous technology came from our understanding of quantum physics.
Scientists look to erupted sea glass — lava that erupted in the ocean and was instantly chilled by the surrounding water — to take Earth’s temperature.
The ‘final parsec problem’ is still a mystery for astronomers. When it comes to black holes in the Universe, we know there are at least two major types. There are […]
Our current form of education is almost 200 years old. What should schools of the future look like?
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How do you recover after an economic apocalypse? It is not what you know, but who you know.
A researcher explains a little-known niche within modern physics: animal collective behavior.
Quantum mechanics + consciousness: There is nothing better than mixing two great mysteries to produce an even bigger one.
It’s on a 100,000-year timescale, though, so the next few centuries might not be so comfortable.
Airless tires are puncture-proof and more environmentally friendly. And Michelin is aiming to get them on your car by 2024.
Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.
Crystallization is an entirely random process, so scientists have developed clever ways to investigate it at a molecular level.
The dating pool is small — no pun intended.
From life on Earth to the planet itself, there are four ways our planet will actually experience “the end,” no matter how we define it.
The largest moon in our Solar System, often overlooked, is a water-rich world. Does that mean life? Here on Earth, life took hold very early on in our planet’s history, and […]
A physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher walk into a bar and discuss a framework for thinking better in the 21st century.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you’ve ever wondered, “How fast is it expanding,” the answer isn’t in terms of a speed at all.
If you want to understand what the Universe is, how it began, evolved, and will eventually end, astrophysics is the only way to go.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
“The Da Vinci Code” popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It’s wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
The ability is tied to mental health, consciousness, and memory in humans.
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
The first elements in the Universe formed just minutes after the Big Bang, but it took hundreds of thousands of years before atoms formed.
A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.
Is there any good reason for assigning North and South the way we do, or could we have just as easily done the reverse?
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
The antibodies elicited by the “S2 vaccine” not only neutralize COVID’s multiple strains but also coronaviruses that cause the common cold.