Photosynthesis is powerful but very inefficient. Humans can improve on this biochemical process to help the planet.
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Sun-like stars live for around 10 billion years, but our Universe is only 13.8 billion years old. So what’s the maximum lifetime for a star?
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
Although we still don’t know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.
“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.”
U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.
He lived with a tribe of hunter-gatherers to witness how an ancient culture survives one of the most brutal climates on Earth. His learnings may surprise you.
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A long view of biological survival might point us to new possibilities for finding life elsewhere in the Universe.
At very high and very low temperatures, matter takes on properties that open up an entire Universe of remarkable new possibilities.
Scientists still aren’t sure how they perform without those restorative Z’s.
For generations, physicists have been searching for a quantum theory of gravity. But what if gravity isn’t actually quantum at all?
They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.
There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.
No. No no no. Just… no. The JWST has truly blown our scientific minds, but it’s a pure crackpot idea that the Big Bang is now disproven.
There are two methods to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. The results do not agree with each other, and this is a big problem.
It’s an agricultural moonshot: Scientists hope to increase plant yields by hacking photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth.
In Sun-like stars, hydrogen gets fused into helium. In the Big Bang, hydrogen fusion also makes helium. But they aren’t close to the same.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
A toxicologist explains the impacts of antidepressants on fish — and no, they’re not getting any happier.
Creativity and achievement require balancing hard work with the restful power of calm.
Earth is not a benign mother. We have begun to witness what happens when it unleashes its fury.
Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.
AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.
It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.
Quantum entanglement may remain spooky, but it has a very practical side.
If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at even higher energies, something even greater happens?