Humans who’ve lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
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When maps meet stamps, you get a love child called “cartophilately.”
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
From mobile learning to microlearning, these five methods for training employees are some of the most effective in the modern world of business.
It had long seemed impossible that supermassive black holes could grow to such enormous sizes. But the biggest problem is now solved.
A new bridge joins a divided Croatia, but it cuts Bosnia out of Europe — literally and figuratively. A bridge meant to unite also divides.
In 1920, astronomers debated the nature of the Universe. The results were meaningless until years later, when the key evidence arrived.
Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”
The design of a classic video game yields insights on how to address global poverty.
NASA will use energy from Earth’s gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.
Leap years will only get us through the next few thousand years before we have to fix it. With every year that passes, we assume that two separate things will both […]
In 1974, Hawking showed that black holes aren’t stable, but emit radiation and decay. Nearly 50 years later, it isn’t just for black holes.
The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.
Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
And why you, a non-expert, should absolutely not consider “explaining what you know” to an actual expert in the field.
The puzzle of play
The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
Scientists should be cautious when expressing an opinion based on little more than speculation.
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
American students are being compelled to specialize earlier and earlier. Here’s what it takes to build a successful physics foundation.
At just 3 solar masses, it eliminates the “mass gap.” Searching for black holes is one of the most difficult astronomical games a scientist can play. Emitting no light of their […]
Before Herbert came along and wrote Dune, few if any sci-fi stories were set in fully realized universes.
Kublai Khan wasn’t the first ruler in history to issue paper money, but his Yuan dynasty did take unprecedented action to ensure this revolutionary form of currency retained its value.
Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.