Should there be a ceiling to the ambitions of Silicon Valley? It seems like a decisive “no,” according to the people who want to build new societies online, atop the ocean, and on Mars.
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Do these five experiments right in your own living room, and explore some of the most baffling phenomena in all of nature. It’s a revolutionary idea that the Universe is made […]
We may use superlatives all the time, but that’s no substitute for quantifying just how bad, big, or important something is. This article was written by Kimberly Arcand and Megan […]
Researchers develop a graphene-based membrane that may make large-scale desalinization possible.
Everyone loves Europa, says Neil deGrasse Tyson. Why? It’s a strong bet for finding life in our solar system, and it’s even more amazing because it breaks all the rules.
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Knowing how to tell a good story is like having mind control. Alan Alda shares some incredible tips for captivating a crowd—or nailing your next job interview.
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Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to help stop the flow of plastics into our oceans.
This is the oldest fossil ever found belonging to the line that leads to us.
Scientists are about to set new standards for the kilogram, ampere, mole, and kelvins.
How location, temperature and moisture create the world’s biomes
“It’s a common enough scenario. A vegetarian has been invited to a friend’s place for dinner. The host forgets that the guest is a vegetarian, and places a pork chop in front of her. What is she to do? ”
Efficiency is an obsession for many organizations—whether they’re businesses, nonprofits, or government agencies. However, efficiency isn’t a metric in and of itself. Efficiency is always linked to another performance metric; […]
‘Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ said Mark Twain.
U.S. Congress heard expert testimony on a potentially devastating military threat from North Korea.
Freeze it, boil it, or expose it to radiation. The water bear shrugs it off. Now we know why.
The Germans have a lovely saying for the benefits of keeping an idle mind: ‘die Seele baumeln lassen’, meaning ‘let the soul dangle’.
A machine learning algorithm has shown it can discover planets from weak signals overlooked in the Kepler spacecraft’s database.
This remarkable breakthrough is sure to usher in a new generation of robots.
The bad news, the possibility of epidemics. The good news, it may help slow global warming.
Congress refused the majority of Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA’s budget. But many uncertainties remain. On March 21st, 2018, both branches of Congress passed the United States’ Consolidated Appropriations Act, […]
Bottoms ups! A Southern Calfornia brewery is taking its beer from toilet to tap. San Diego’s Stone Brewing has started making Full Circle Pale Ale using treated sewage water and recently held a tasting. While Bill Gates has shown that drinking “poop water” is perfectly fine, will consumers chug down this beer?
If your favorite theory made the list, you might want to consider a new favorite to bet on. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great […]
Only a radically new tax system, one that affects everyone’s bottom line, can compel the environmental transition in consciousness that we so clearly need.
The UN has commissioned a study of extreme poverty in the most of one of the world’s wealthiest nations, the United States.
A long-lost eight wonder of the world may have just been found in New Zealand.
After decades of research and analysis of geoscience data, the seventh largest geological continent officially exists.
Philosophers aren’t known for their love lives, but a few have managed to be tragic romantics anyway.
NASA discovers a surprisingly dark planet about 1,400 light years away.
Quantum interpretations are all the rage. Too bad you don’t even need one. In everyday life, there are certain rules we take for granted: cause-and-effect, for instance. Something occurs, and that […]
A new study examines how and why the world’s cultures identify and name colors.