Shortly after planet Earth formed, life took a permanent hold on our surface. But just how common is such an outcome?
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Researchers document the first example of evolutionary changes in a plant in response to humans.
The vaccine just passed its first clinical trials, but it has a long way to go.
Sometimes, moral lessons can be learned from blowing away zombies.
The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.
Research finds that our sense of self can be manipulated by certain smells and sounds.
Science can teach us so much about our planet, but something more must compel us to take care of it. If you want to understand our planet, the best way to […]
A team of astrophysicists used AI to figure out which clusters of stars merged to become our galaxy.
An artist’s impression of what the fully-deployed James Webb Space telescope will look like from the perspective of an observer on the ‘dark’ (non-Sun-facing) side of the observatory. (NORTHRUP GRUMMAN) […]
Perspective twisting books on biology, social science, medical science, cosmology, and tech.
Two Williams pioneered geological mapping in Britain and the United States – but the world only remembers one.
Can spacekime help us make headway on some of the most pernicious inconsistencies in physics?
USGS’s ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’ is the definitive blueprint of the lunar surface.
The chariot survived ancient eruptions and modern-day looters to become a part of the world heritage site.
Another amazing tardigrade survival skill is discovered.
Without a little help from Einstein, we couldn’t have made this discovery. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, still churns out novel discoveries. The Hubble eXtreme Deep […]
The new record-holder opens up a literal Universe full of possibilities. Someday, even our own Sun will eventually run out of hydrogen fuel in its core, bringing a tremendous set […]
Science doesn’t exist in a cultural and existential vacuum and its teaching shouldn’t either.
Opponents of 19th-century American imperialism were not above body-shaming the personification of the U.S. government.
A new study explores the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, which has been used in Africa for centuries.
Although many dinosaurs never left the ground, they still possessed the basic structural framework for flight.
Every observation out into deep space is also a look back in time. Whenever you observe an object, you aren’t viewing it in its present state. When one of Jupiter’s moons […]
Every December, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Its 2021 show will be spectacular, but only if you do it right.
The first supernova ever discovered through its X-rays has an enormously powerful engine at its core. It’s unlike anything ever seen.
The last image puts it all in perspective. Compared to what we find in our Solar System, galaxies are truly enormous. The Sun may be 109 times the diameter of […]
What can the beauty of autumn’s colors teach us about mortality?
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
A team of scientists in Basel believes this will open up new lines of research.
We still don’t know how it came to be this way. Every once in a while, we find an object in the Universe that completely mystifies us. For generations, astronomers have […]
Identity politics has become a highly contentious element within modern political discourse. Those who support this approach believe it bolsters the presence and power of those who would otherwise be […]