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It’s the ultimate way to go… and yet, it still isn’t what you’d expect. There are many terrifying ways that the Universe can destroy something. In space, if you tried to […]
Melting ice is turning up bodies on Mt. Everest. This isn’t as shocking as you’d think.
The total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, is the longest one we’ll have until 2027. And that’s not all. On July 2, 2019, the new Moon will pass between Earth […]
A recent headline claimed they could. But if gamma-rays are just a form of light, don’t they have to travel at light-speed? There’s an ultimate speed limit in the Universe: […]
Books that will sharpen the youthful mind.
When you hear ‘quantum,’ you probably think of splitting everything into discrete, indivisible chunks. That’s not necessarily right. If you want to learn what the Universe is made out of […]
It might seem puzzling, in a Universe bound by the speed of light, that this could be true. Here’s the science behind it. If you look out into the distant Universe, […]
Simply getting into grad school isn’t enough. The answers to these three questions can make all the difference. It’s time. You’ve done all your research into schools, completed your undergraduate […]
Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.
New research suggests that a healthy supply of locally-sourced beer helped maintain the unity of the widespread Wari civilization for about 500 years.
Quoth the parrot — “Squawk! Nevermore.”
A new medical imaging device uses technology developed by particle physicists to produce full-color, 3D images of the human body.
Our Universe is full of surprises. This latest one, AT2018cow, has ignited a controversy between astronomers. The Universe is an ever-changing place, particularly if you look at it on long-enough […]
Here are 7 often-overlooked World Heritage Sites, each with its own history.
Venture capitalists do not invest in female and minority entrepreneurs in any significant way. Nathalie Molina Niño explains several viable fundraising alternatives that won’t require founders to give up control of their companies.
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When he was developing his famous hierarchy of needs, Abraham Maslow cited 9 historical figures that achieved self-actualization.
What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?
With the discovery of the Higgs boson, the Standard Model is now complete. Can we be sure there isn’t another generation of particles out there? The Universe, at a fundamental level, […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares the books that shaped his life.
Her support of Democratic candidates has the alt-right furious.
Researchers find that toddlers verbalize and interact more with their parents when reading sessions feature print books, not tablets.
The gem lapis lazuli is the source of luminescent blue in manuscript illustrations.
No international borders, no international order—and yet, most land borders are not very old: more than half were drawn after 1900.
For years we have been fascinated with the artistic prowess of Leonardo da Vinci.
A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?
If they saw us as we were before the recent industrial revolution, would there be any reason to particularly care about us? All across the Universe, trillions of galaxies can be […]
A neuroscientist argues that da Vinci shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.
The Geminid meteor shower grows more intense with every year, and it’s expected to be particularly bright in 2018.