The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.
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Starting just about now, leaves start changing color from north to south, high to low, light to dark.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
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Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
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Chemists could replace bubbling flasks with tumbling ball mills.
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Don’t argue with science. Just do it.
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Professional astronomy images are the gold standard. But this Large Magellanic Cloud composite is the amateur community’s best image ever.
Every astrobiologist wants to find an alien. But the public should be skeptical when the “aliens” look like tiny humans.
In paint form, the world’s “whitest white” reflects so much light that surfaces become cooler than the surrounding air.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
Cognitive systems famously posited by psychologist Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) may hold the key to a more productive and focused work environment.
For a substantial fraction of a second after the Big Bang, there was only a quark-gluon plasma. Here’s how protons and neutrons arose.
People with aphantasia cannot conjure mental images, either original or from memory.
Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.
Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn’t). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.
Claims of a sudden infestation appear unfounded.
Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.
We’ve only seen Uranus up close once: from Voyager 2, back in 1986. The next time we do it, its features will look entirely different.
‘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?
Light carries with it the secrets of reality in ways we cannot completely understand.