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If the Breakthrough Starshot initiative, promoted by Stephen Hawking, works exactly as planned, it could lead to disaster. Imagine yourself on a world not so different from Earth, orbiting a […]
The cycle of poverty can be hard to break, will early childhood interventions based on new neuroscience be the silver bullet we need?
The ‘Great Polish Map of Scotland’ is the coolest map story you’ve never heard of.
Half of Holland does not wash hands after going to the bathroom. The Bosnians are the cleanest Europeans.
A Middle-Eastern copy of the famous ‘serio-comic’ map of Europe, with the female figures more modestly dressed
Diamonds can be formed in one of four fascinating ways.
Drop a chunk of sodium metal into water, and a violent reaction ensues. But it’s more than just chemistry at play. “Chlorine is a deadly poison gas employed on European battlefields […]
Just because a distant body has ice doesn’t mean it’ll ever have liquid water.
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality are already a big part of the travel industry.
Lab-grown, cultured meats, dairy, and leather will be hitting shelves soon. Paul Shapiro reports on the coming trend in his new book, Clean Meat.
Philosophers often get depicted like sages in ivory towers without a practical or human side. A gossip-filled book from the 3rd century can fix that.
Ever think you’d see a single atom without staring down the barrel of a powerful microscope?
If the multiverse is real, why hasn’t our Universe, in a sea of infinite possibilities, run into another one at least once? The Universe we inhabit is vast, full of matter […]
Optimal efficiency is a goal that every organization or business strives for. However, achieving that task is easier said than done. Helping employees find ways to increase their efficiency while […]
In 2015, Ed Witten, the greatest living string theorist, wrote a piece on why. Here’s the version for everyone. It’s one of the most brilliant, controversial and unproven ideas in […]
There’s nothing new, recent, or remarkable about it. It’s just a typical cosmic pebble in the galactic ocean. Last year, the interstellar interloper ʻOumuamua passed through the inner Solar System. Originally […]
We don’t have to stop inquiring or wondering about the far-flung vistas of reality, we just need to do it with some good old-fashioned logic.
She met mere mortals with and without the Vatican’s approval.
Every country is unique—but only America is extraordinary
Technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few generations. In the early 1960s, computer mainframes the size of semi-truck trailers that used transistors were considered cutting-edge because […]
A once-impossible new technique creates fusion energy with powerful lasers and without radioactive fuel.
The Universe is expanding, but different techniques can’t agree on how fast. No matter what, something major has got to give. Look out at a distant galaxy, and you’ll see it […]
If atmospheric hazes can cool the distant ice dwarf by an extra 30 degrees Celsius, maybe we can geoengineer a solution to our warming problem? When NASA’s New Horizons flew by […]
China’s expanding middle class is changing the world. The results are a global recycling dilemma.
It’s been said that string theory physicist Michio Kaku believes in God, but the truth is it depends on what “God” means.
Environmental concerns have caused some to opt-out of reproduction, both to help the planet and to protect their would-be children.
This sucks. And is also great for the environment.
The US island territory of Puerto Rico, recently devastated by category 4 hurricane Maria, remains without electricity.
Archeologists find the largest frozen Scythian burial site ever found in Siberia.