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Many contrarians dispute that cosmic inflation occurred. The evidence says otherwise.
A new model of the Antikythera mechanism reveals a “creation of genius.”
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Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn’t subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.
Truth might be hard to find, but we can take steps to eliminate common cognitive biases.
From AI to climate anxiety, youth are speaking up about mental health.
The Hubble Space Telescope, 32 years after its launch, broke the all-time record for most distant star. It won’t do better.
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago find that death triggers increased activity in certain brain cells.
Using urinals, psychological collages, and animated furniture to shock us into reality.
A reversal in Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago triggered climate catastrophes and mass extinctions. Can the field flip again?
Music is often labelled a “universal language,” and according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a good reason for that.
For the first time, it was discovered that nonphotosynthetic bacteria have a circadian clock.
Solving the supply chain crisis before the global economy tanks is going to require many creative approaches. Flexport’s Ryan Petersen has one that just might work.
Galactic archaeology has uncovered a spectacular find: the Milky Way already existed more than 13 billion years ago.
The laws of physics aren’t changing. The Earth is. When it comes to any physical science, we know that the fundamental rules governing how the Universe works remain constant with time. […]
A 50-year study reveals changing values children learned from pop culture.
Our program lowers reincarceration rates by 44 percent.
Complex organisms and living worlds couldn’t exist without these transitions. You couldn’t make the Universe we have today if everything were always the same. Although many philosophically favored the idea […]
Lake Baikal holds nearly one-fourth of Earth’s fresh surface water and is the most scientifically interesting lake on our planet.
When one group says “A” and another group says “B,” consider that everyone might be wrong. One of the biggest enemies of scientific truth is the setup of a false dichotomy. […]
A team of biohackers is on a David-versus-Goliath mission to make insulin affordable to an increasing number of diabetics.
Younger Americans support expanding the Supreme Court and serious political reforms, says new poll.
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
Study finds quantum entanglement could, in principle, give a slight advantage in the game of blackjack.
With the rise of Big Data, methods used to study the movement of stars or atoms can now reveal the movement of people. This could have important implications for cities.
A federal court ruled that the state of Kentucky was wrong to deny a man’s request for a personalized license plate reading “IM GOD.” Here’s why that’s a win against atheist discrimination.
Even with six months’ notice, we can’t stop an incoming asteroid.
Physics demands that it couldn’t be any other way. Here’s why. Ask anyone — even someone with no background in science — to name something that Einstein did, and odds are they’ll come back with […]
An astrophysicist proposes new designs for stellar engines that can move a solar system.