The new fossil offers insight into when whales returned to the oceans millions of years ago.
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If you think about the way a gravitational wave detector works, you might encounter a paradox. Here’s the solution. One of the greatest scientific achievements in all of human history […]
“Sea of Shadows” is a documentary you can’t afford to miss.
If you thought that diamonds were the hardest things of all, this will have you thinking again. Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements in all of nature, with chemical […]
There are real problems that our society faces, and only through expert-level knowledge can we solve them. All across the country, you can see how the seeds of it develop from […]
Despite warnings and protestations from astronomers and skywatchers, Starlink is moving fast and breaking things. In May of this year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first group of its new satellite […]
When the Universe expands, photons redshift to longer wavelengths and lower energies. So where does that energy go? Imagine the ultimate version of a toy Universe: it’s expanding, it’s full of […]
Carl Sagan—who first coined the term—was tempted to call them “star-tar.”
The secret to a calmer trip to work could be hidden in plain sight.
A new study shows success in a series of Phase 2 trials.
It’s the first time a Category 4 hit this region. Ever.
The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.
If virtue is insufficient temptation, then the internet makes sure we are never lacking.
The world’s always been changing, but it feels like it’s never changed so quickly as it does now. What life skills will that render obsolete?
The Canadian professor has been on the Joe Rogan Experience six times. There’s a lot of material to discuss.
A universal basic income is just one of Andrew Yang’s ideas to update capitalism for the 21st century.
If we ruin the night sky too severely, ground-based astronomy could suffer tremendously. Here’s why space is no replacement. There is an existential threat to astronomy as we know it, […]
The answer can be found several thousand years ago, in the Roman city of Cyrene.
Amongst other things, you can’t get away with handling a salmon suspiciously in Scotland.
Research finds that only 10% of cities worldwide are affordable.
While nothing is ever certain about the future, here are 10 great achievements you can bet on. Every year, unexpected scientific discoveries challenge what we know. Observations using the Atacama Large […]
Few students will become architects, but architecture may be able teach them more about real-life problem-solving than geometric proofs.
Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors. What’s next?
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Forget about alien nonsense. The Universe as it actually is doesn’t need any embellishments to be interesting. In our Solar System, the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other masses are […]
“Earth” features about 30 of the biggest names in entertainment.
As a result of warming seas, at least 10 types of sharks currently found in warmer areas will likely be found in British waters in coming decades.
Central Europe is so dry that grim warnings of famines to come are rising out of the Elbe.
Omigod, they’re cute, but there’s peril in smooches and snuggles.