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From smartphone envy to life dissatisfaction, the root cause of much unhappiness is that we are wired to imagine how things could be better.
We’ve fooled ourselves before with galaxies that look just like this one. The evidence we have simply isn’t strong enough.
Atomic nuclei form in minutes. Atoms form in hundreds of thousands of years. But the “dark ages” rule thereafter, until stars finally form.
Books that were rarely taught in 1963, when baby boomers were students, became classics when those same boomers were teachers and parents.
The gaze of another person can make us conceive of our body as an object.
Experts explain how lie detectors work, what happens in the brain when we tell lies and how accurate polygraph tests are.
Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to “speak.”
Spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars are all more common than ring galaxies. At last, we know how these ultra-rare objects are made.
Did the Milky Way form by slowly accreting matter or by devouring its neighboring galaxies? At last, we’re uncovering our own history.
Much like computing technology, the Great Red Spot has been getting smaller and faster over the last few years.
The arsons were no accident, archaeological evidence suggests.
Only Caesar lived to tell the tale.
See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan.
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
Air currents in our atmosphere limit the resolving power of giant telescopes, but computers and artificial stars can sharpen the blur.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
The toilet “is a portal to a mysterious otherworld.”
All human development, from large cities to small towns, shines light into the night sky.
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
The world’s “most produced living playwright” wins out over other contestants, including Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood.
One study suggested that the “Methuselah Star” is older than the Universe itself.
Freethink asks three different kinds of experts to answer this question.
The Standard Model of elementary particles has three nearly identical copies of particles: generations. And nobody knows why.
We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
A small percentage of people who consume psychedelics experience strange lingering effects, sometimes years after they took the drug.
Frozen adversity set the stage for an explosion of diversity.
The region of Catalonia has been at odds with greater Spain for over 300 years. The prospect of autonomy remains a distant and fading dream.