After years of speculation a team of researchers has pinpointed the age of this ancient mystery.
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“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is.
The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that “persuade” the female body to have a baby.
It has been 50 years since an American has claimed the title of World Chess Champion. Will it ever happen again?
The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.
To enable us to read, the brain piggybacks on other cognitive processes.
In determining what qualifies as solid science, controversy is inevitable.
The book “The Genesis Machine” outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
Already 14 billion miles from the Sun, Voyager 1 is speeding away at 38,000 mph.
Ingenuity is remarkable. But these 5 exploration ideas are revolutionary. Telescopes are our initial tools for revealing and studying foreign worlds. Hubble images of Mars, particularly around the regions with […]
Their success is based on us adopting a plant-based diet, too.
Winner takes all, losers die, and participants have no choice but to play.
Can space ever be safe? What about the metaverse?
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”
Looking with lasers, researchers discovered that many Olmec and Mayan ruins seem to have been constructed from the same blueprint.
Introducing the Deep Space Food Challenge.
What we’ve seen isn’t necessarily what we get, but the most common world doesn’t look like ours. There’s a very common myth out there in astronomy: the idea that the Sun […]
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
A clever new design introduces a way to image the vast ocean floor.
How one startup plans to use “death rays” for good instead of evil.
Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Scientific data shows otherwise.
The mediocrity principle is often used to make claims about the abundance of life across the universe, but these claims are likely unfounded.
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are on a mission to resurrect the extinct northern white rhino.
Geologists discover a rhythm to major geologic events.
Most of us will never run a 4 minute mile. But on a bicycle, almost anyone can do it. As human beings, we often take for granted how our bodies work. […]
From physics and alchemy to theology and eschatology, Isaac Newton’s research was rooted in a personal pursuit of the Divine.
If dark energy gets stronger with time, our fate could be an utter catastrophe. When it comes to the entire Universe, one of the biggest existential questions we’re capable of […]
Just say no to artist’s illustrations. This is what the Universe actually looks like. The Universe we observe often surpasses our greatest imaginings. This 20-year time-lapse of stars near the center […]
Digital currencies are set to upend paper currencies, but it likely won’t be the decentralized utopia some hope it will be.