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Despite all that we’ve learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could “God” be the answer?

It took 9.2 billion years of cosmic evolution before our Sun and Solar System even began to form. Such a small event has led to so much.

Although many dinosaurs never left the ground, they still possessed the basic structural framework for flight.

We know more about the universe than what is beneath our feet. But Earth’s mantle holds subtle clues about our planet’s past.

The Universe gravitates so that normal matter and General Relativity alone can’t explain it. Here’s why dark matter beats modified gravity.

Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.

When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it.

There are many things that separate science from ideology, politics, philosophy, or religion. Follow these 10 commandments to get it right.

Known as primordial black holes, they could thoroughly change our Universe’s history. But the evidence is strongly against them.

Jupiter’s atmosphere is hotter than it should be, and now we know why.

“The stars made our minds, and now our minds look back.”

For billions of years on Earth, life was limited to simple unicellular, non-differentiated organisms. In a mere flash, that changed forever.

NASA is creating a planet habitability index, and Earth may not be at the top. With our current data, ranking habitability is guesswork.

Creating an afterlife—or a simulation of one—would take vast amounts of energy. Some scientists think the best way to capture that energy is by building megastructures around stars.

Arendt thought 20th-century philosophy had become too passive and abstract. She called for “active thinking” that prepares us to live in the real world.

The sharpest optical images, for now, come from the Hubble Space Telescope. A ground-based technique can make images over 100 times sharper.

You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.

There’s the textbook answer, then there’s the real answer.

We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?

Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.

From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.

Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.

Do we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.

Researchers in Singapore invented a novel device that may help the island nation illuminate its growing underground infrastructure.

We used to think the Big Bang meant the universe began from a singularity. Nearly 100 years later, we’re not so sure.

Asteroid collisions aren’t always bad.

The answer is both disappointing and exciting.

The jail environment teaches the animals that approaching humans results in a boring and annoying experience.

Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.

There’s no escaping the death of loved ones. But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless in the wake of loss.