Few scientific ideas have been as polarizing as string theory. There are good reasons to both love it and hate it. String theory is perhaps the most controversial big idea in […]
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For years, astronomers have been puzzled by an excess of antimatter particles. Unfortunately, dark matter is probably not the solution. When you look out at the Universe, what you see […]
Identifying primordial ripples would be key to understanding the conditions of the early universe.
Astronomers release new data to challenge claims about the mysterious Planet Nine.
According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.
A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.
Based on the atoms that they’re made out of, the innermost planet should always be the densest. Here’s why Earth beats Mercury, hands down.
It had long seemed impossible that supermassive black holes could grow to such enormous sizes. But the biggest problem is now solved.
Even with leap years and long-term planning, our calendar won’t be good forever. Here’s why, and how to fix it.
The double-slit experiment, all these years later, still holds the key mystery at the heart of quantum physics. When we divide up matter into the smallest possible chunks that it’s made […]
Psychedelic therapy will become legal in Oregon in 2023. That’s thanks largely to a renaissance of psychedelic research that’s changing attitudes on the substances’ medical potential.
Jonathan Berman wants us to have better dialogues.
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
Despite its changing shape and its unprecedented dimming, a supernova this year, decade, or even century is highly unlikely. For months, skywatchers have enjoyed a view of the night sky […]
The environmental benefits of the coronavirus pandemic are only temporary, warns the head of the UN Environment Programme.
How close are we to human teleportation? Successes in quantum teleportation experiments abound.
Pandemics have historically given way to social revolution. What will the post-COVID revolution be?
An Oxford scientist’s controversial theory rethinks dark matter and dark energy.
When the supernova occurs, a whole slew of signals will arrive at once. But there’s one hint that could successfully warn us in advance. As Betelgeuse continues to vary in brightness […]
One image can give over 100 times the data we now get from Hubble. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, revealed the previously unseen Universe. The most distant galaxy ever […]
Russian astrophysicists propose the Casimir Effect causes the universe’s expansion to accelerate.
There’s real, straightforward science behind the destruction of an Alderaan-sized planet. In all of science fiction, perhaps the most iconic moment of destruction occurs in 1977’s Star Wars: A New […]
Your morning coffee is good for you – if you drink it at the right time.
Which is good, because if they do, they violate the cosmological principle. In theory, the Universe should be the same, on average, everywhere. A simulation of the large-scale structure of […]
Sure, cosmic inflation has its detractors. But it also has something no alternative possesses: predictions and tests. Perhaps the most compelling part of any remarkable story is its origin: how it […]
Think there are habitable super-Earths out there? Think again. Here in our Solar System, we have two very distinct types of planets: small, terrestrial, rocky worlds, with thin (or no) atmospheres […]
Across the world, wildlife is under severe threat.
Scientific surprises are often how science advances. But more often than not, they’re just bad science. When you’re a scientist, getting an unexpected result can be a double-edged sword. The best […]
Want some crazy space phenomena? You don’t have to leave the neighborhood for it.
Thankfully, there are ways to combat mental and physical fatigue, even in isolation.