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How scientists found out that we live in a cosmic aquarium.
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven’t found them yet. Here’s what everyone should know.
In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.
The intensely white coloration of the shrimp is a remarkable feat of bioengineering.
Where did the “seed” magnetic field come from in the first place?
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
With a finite 13.8 billion years having passed since the Big Bang, there’s an edge to what we can see: the cosmic horizon. What’s it like?
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won’t cut it.
The problem with carnivores turned omnivores.
Chemists could replace bubbling flasks with tumbling ball mills.
Searching for dark matter, the XENON collaboration found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Here’s why that’s an extraordinary feat.
With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.
There’s a big difference between the notions of ‘false vacuum’ and ‘true vacuum’ states. Here’s why we don’t want to live in the former.
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
The Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, despite expectations, revealed a null result: no effect. The implications were revolutionary.
Peaking on the night of August 11/12, up to 100 bright meteors per hour will be visible. Here’s how to make the most of it.
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic “The Personal MBA” — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
A recent experiment challenges the leading dark matter theory and hints at new directions for uncovering one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
As we look to larger cosmic scales, we get a broader view of the expansive cosmic forest, eventually revealing the grandest views of all.
Chemical energy, where electrons transition in atoms, powers the reactions we see. But two other types hold more promise than all the rest.
DUNE is designed to detect the Universe’s most antisocial particle: the neutrino.
Who’s afraid of utopia? AI doubters have cold feet. History can warm them.
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
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