Add sideways tornadoes to the list of things you can have when your atmosphere is as tenuous as Mars’ is. “This would be like an F8 tornado sweeping across the surface. […]
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There’s useful science to be gotten out of it, but most science that mentions it is anything but. “There is a voice inside of youThat whispers all day long,‘I feel this […]
It might be the nearest supernova humanity will ever see. What will happen when it goes off? “Without these supernova explosions, there are no mist-covered swamps, computer chips, trilobites, Mozart or […]
If we left on New Years Day, how close could we get if we kept accelerating every second of every day? “The very closest stars would require many years to visit, […]
The US Air Force and DARPA are even working on laser shielding. That’s right. Force fields.
75% of all people will live through a traumatic event. 35-37% will experience PTG.
US scientists fearing for Earth’s climate future begin testing solar geoengineering. The consequences may be terrifying — which is exactly why we need these small-scale experiments.
Mathematicians are working to combat partisan gerrymandering.
If the Big Bang happened and everything is moving away from us, where’s the center? “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out […]
They move at the speed of light, but not even light can escape. So how do gravitational waves? “I think there are a number of experiments that are thinking about […]
When galaxy clusters merge together, they form the largest objects the Universe will ever create. “On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in […]
There’s a new verb in town: cognify. We have far too much baggage with the word ‘intelligence’ so to fully embrace the second industrial revolution we need to start talking about artificial cognification.
1.5 million children die each year from preventable diseases arising from poor sanitation systems. That’s why some of the world’s top scientists are working to make a 21st-century toilet without links to water, energy, or sewer lines, and which costs users under $0.05 a day.
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Last week, an asteroid fell from the sky and struck the Lake Michigan area. What if it had been a city-killer instead? “By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save […]
There’s a point beyond which we cannot go, there are things beyond that we cannot know. But here’s what we expect. “The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it […]
Four countries around the world host both Russian and American military bases.
Every business has goals—whether they’re as simple as “sell more” or as sophisticated as “apply design thinking to business processes to increase overall efficiency and reduce costs by X%.”
Scientists from Harvard University claim to have created metallic hydrogen, a new metal with revolutionary potential applications.
You may have heard of Laniakea, but don’t count on it being real. “It’s the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest […]
Researchers are bringing together imaging and AI to understand the variations, causes, and potential treatments of depression.
The highest energy collisions go beyond any collider… and may hold a fantastic secret! This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity. […]
And defeat for new physics. Without something spectacular, there’s no reason to build a bigger collider. “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is […]
Research on varied forms of intermittent fasting is proving to be of value.
For those who still don’t believe in global warming, the science has had it right for half a century now. “Greenhouse gases are the second most important factor for climate, after […]
Every star must eventually run out of fuel and die… but did you know the galaxy itself will come to an end someday? “Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, […]
The pulsar map to Earth was perfect when it was launched. By time aliens get it, it’ll be completely useless. “We [are] a species endowed with hope and perseverance, at […]
The theory could solve certain stubborn physics questions such as, where’s all the antimatter.
Just as the collective ruckus of science deniers hits its peak, Netflix announces a date for ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’, a heroic new show that will answer the most pressing science questions of our era.
Each discovery we make seems to raise even more questions. It’s a wonderful example of how science never ends. On August 17th, both the light and the gravitational wave signals from […]
Time crystals could even form stable qubits, making quantum computing possible.