Our views from the red planet’s surface are more spectacular than ever. Ever since the earliest spaceflight, humanity has reached for Mars. This photo composite shows Meande Ring, a river on […]
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In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?
The European currency features buildings that didn’t exist, until Spijkenisse made them in concrete
Longevity gets a new motto: location, location, location.
Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
Adams was infamously scooped when Neptune was discovered in 1846. His failure wasn’t the end, but a prelude to a world-changing discovery.
Would you want to live in any of these places?
The first observational evidence showing the Universe is expanding is 100 years old now: in 2023. Here’s the story of its 100th anniversary.
We know of stellar mass and supermassive black holes, but intermediate mass ones have long proved elusive. Until now.
We thought the Big Bang started it all. Then we realized that something else came before, and it erased everything that existed prior.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
A new study calls the technique “location spoofing.”
LK-99, almost certainly, isn’t a room-temperature superconductor. The underlying physics of the phenomenon helps us understand why.
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.
In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?
Wordle activates both the language and logic parts of our brain and give us a nice boost of dopamine, whether we win or lose.
What most people don’t realize is that everyone’s imagery is different.
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don’t we pick up others’ litter?
But most city dwellers weren’t seeing the science — they were seeing something out of Blade Runner.
In “The Immortality Key,” Brian Muraresku speculates that the Eucharist could have once been more colorful.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
There are plenty of life-friendly stellar systems in the Universe today. But at some point in the far future, life’s final extinction will occur.
The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
Look out at a distant object, and you’re not seeing it as it is today. It’s size, brightness, and actual distance are all different.
With a finite 13.8 billion years having passed since the Big Bang, there’s an edge to what we can see: the cosmic horizon. What’s it like?
From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.