It’s a wonderful potential technology for going interstellar. But in your lifetime? Don’t hold your breath. “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We […]
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As the world works toward a zero-emission economy, Japan has had to get creative about building up its solar infrastructure.
Is it how the Universe began, or just how our observable Universe began? They’re not the same! “These theories were based on the hypothesis that all the matter in the universe […]
Nature is a delicate balancing act, says Bill Nye the Science Guy. It’s important we understand that the same system making Earth warm enough to live on is also driving climate change.
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LIGO was just the beginning of this new field of science, but a different experiment will lead the quantum breakthrough! “If you are not completely confused by quantum mechanics, you […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy tackles the perennially challenging topic of time travel. Whether we can ultimately travel through time may depend on the speed of our yet-to-be-invented time machine.
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The Surprising Scientific Answer Has A Lot More Than Just Heat Exchange Involved. “I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at […]
What’s going on in your gut is affecting your emotions and mental outlook.
Our best “Big Picture” of the universe might be Sean Carroll’s “poetic naturalism.” But his skillfully framed physics and philosophy synthesis needs more “moral geometry” and a “naturalistic fallacy” update.
How colliding galaxy clusters emit the most spectacular fireworks, if only you look beyond what your eyes can see! “Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. […]
A new Italian study shows that women who eat pasta are skinnier. But there’s more to the research than that.
Find out how eco-friendly and humane products can be popular and pricier at the same time.
The first ultra high-energy map of the Universe is complete after six years. And there’s a surprise inside. “I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also […]
And if relativity tells us there’s no such thing as “absolute motion,” how do we measure it? “The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It’s less about […]
Pyongyang says they’ve detonated a hydrogen bomb. Here’s how science can tell us they’re lying. “In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and […]
If energy is always conserved, then what “gains” the energy that photons lose as the Universe expands? “…in every kind of chemical change no loss of matter occurs […] in all […]
Everything that’s inherently quantum in the Universe is both a wave and a particle. So, are gravitational waves? “You asked me how to get out of the finite dimensions when […]
The key to breaking a lateness habit is patient brain retraining.
Neuroscience research shows that variety is important for healthy individuals and healthy societies.
The faithless and feminine have taken control over the battle of the Seven Kingdoms.
Nick Lane believes he can explain the “black hole” at the heart of biology. And in the process predict traits that even alien life will have. Here are some amazing facts from biology.
We could literally pave the road in renewable energy.
Cats’ craziness is leftover instinctual behavior from living in the wild.
Scientists at University of California, Irving stumble across the secret to long-lasting rechargeable batteries.
Now that it’s seen gravitational waves, could physics beyond Einstein be its next target? This post is written by Sabine Hossenfelder, a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity & high energy […]
Through his entertainment and the way he lived, Michael Jackson spread the message of peace of love, and taught the world many lessons applicable to our personal lives and careers.
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We’ve heard some pretty wild excuses to avoid clean energy. This one takes the cake.
Why we’re positive the Universe isn’t all there is, and what the different possibilities for a Multiverse are. “Go, then. There are other worlds than these.” –Stephen King When you […]