From 1974 to 1978, the chimps of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania were at war with each other, the first time conservationists saw chimps engage in calculated, cold-blooded killing.
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If we’re migrating slowly away, is our speed changing, too? Every year, planet Earth completes one revolution around the Sun while spinning on its axis. On a year-to-year basis, our […]
The idea of “absolute time” was our default for millennia. But time is relative, as gravity and motion both cause time to dilate.
A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.
An unprecedented number of new satellites threatens the night sky as we know it. Will we act in time to save it?
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
GPS holds the key, but astronomers can’t do it without help. Since 2019, the night sky — as seen by both human eyes and the telescopes we use to enhance our views of […]
The first nation to make bitcoin legal tender will use geothermal energy to mine it.
Blended learning reflects how people learn and develop naturally every day. Here’s how to put it into practice.
With a new telescope on the horizon, we reflect on the best pictures of space that came before.
Only 17 years after its discovery have we learned we’re safe from asteroid Apophis. Ever since its 2004 discovery, asteroid 99942 Apophis has threatened planet Earth. Asteroid Apophis has been measured […]
With sodium-sensitive eyes, we’d see it every new Moon. With no detectable gases, the Moon appears to be atmosphere-free. The Moon as seen from a view above the majority of Earth’s […]
Is Bitcoin akin to ‘digital gold’?
A warming Arctic Circle could be responsible for bursts of cold weather in the south.
Searching for dark matter, the XENON collaboration found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Here’s why that’s an extraordinary feat.
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
Flying that helicopter too low is counterproductive.
The power tower has superior physics but inferior economics.
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For relatives who live far apart, holiday rituals may be the glue that holds the family together.
Technology usually has more pros than cons, but every benefit still carries some risk.
Germany finds itself once again allowing a murderous dictator to run rampant in Europe, though this time it is due to incompetence and technophobia rather than malice.
Study confirms the existence of a special kind of groupthink in large groups.
Thou shalt not conclude “aliens” from insufficient data. When it comes to what’s out there in this Universe, perhaps the only thing that’s greater than our cosmic ignorance is the […]
The neoliberal call for more ‘choice’, seems hard to resist.
No. No no no. Just… no. The JWST has truly blown our scientific minds, but it’s a pure crackpot idea that the Big Bang is now disproven.