Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
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The mutual distance between well-separated galaxies increases with time as the Universe expands. What else expands, and what doesn’t?
Nevada has the fewest number of native-born citizens.
Claims of a sudden infestation appear unfounded.
MIT Scientist Jason Soderblom describes how the NASA mission will study the geology and composition of the surface of Jupiter’s water-rich moon and assess its astrobiological potential.
In 100 years, perhaps this map showing humanity clustering around the equator will seem “so 21st century.”
‘Six Persimmons,’ an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?
Caption:“At this time in Mars’ history, we think CO2 is everywhere, in every nook and cranny, and water percolating through the rocks is full of CO2 too,” Joshua Murray says.
Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
In the brain’s language-processing centers, some cells respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words together.
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.
Enlightenment is a traditionally mystical and slippery concept, but when it is subjected to the rigors of empirical analysis, there is a lot to be learned about our brains and ourselves.
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If you put very fine black powder powder in a confined space it explodes in a cloud of heat, gas and noise.
Like witchcraft, “racecraft” refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
The corporate unicorn was yesterday — now we should consider the wisdom of black and white stripes.
People with aphantasia cannot conjure mental images, either original or from memory.
To put things in perspective, the cost of sequencing a single genome in 2012 was around $10,000.
What was once an art form has been drained of color and personality by ruthless algorithms. Can we make chess human again?
Will “Sausage Party” survive the test of time?
The four-color theorem was one of the past century’s most popular and enduring mathematical mysteries.
We knew we’d find galaxies unlike any seen before in its first deep-field image. But the other images hold secrets even more profound.
The polymath used science to elevate his art.
Do you really need a monstrous upbringing to make monsters?
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
Are people are more likely to act less emotionally and more rationally when speaking their second language?