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Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
A study looks at how to use nuclear detonations to prevent asteroids from hitting Earth.
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Every timekeeping device works via a version of a pendulum — even the atomic clocks that are accurate to nanoseconds.
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
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Everyone has to learn about sex somehow. Today, billions of people are learning about it from porn.
Can AI-powered “answer engines” replace the 10 blue links model?
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
The majority of the matter in our Universe isn’t made of any of the particles in the Standard Model. Could the axion save the day?
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There are a few possible solutions to the problem of interstellar travel, but they largely remain within the realm of science fiction.
Earth is the Solar System’s only known inhabited planet. Could Venus, if its phosphine signal is real, be our second world with life?
Although everyone knows that coal-based energy is a thing of the past, declarations about nuclear power plants somehow do not want to enter into force.
With economic turmoil looming, everyone wants a way to keep their funds safe. But is that really possible?
The dream of zero resistance is closer than you may think. One of the biggest physical problems in modern society is resistance. Not political or social resistance, mind you, but electrical […]
If you can’t surpass it in a vacuum, try doing so in a medium instead. In our Universe, there are a few rules that everything must obey. Energy, momentum, and angular […]
Historical analyses reveal that crises almost always yield surprising benefits.
There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on beneath the single plate of Mars.
It’s not for climate science and condensed matter physics. It’s for advancing our understanding beyond spherical cows.
Economic growth is more about quality than quantity.
Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.
With sea levels rising, the Dutch are pondering floating cities — while also exporting their engineering know-how to turn a tidy profit.
The jail environment teaches the animals that approaching humans results in a boring and annoying experience.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
Electricity from solar energy is the cheapest it’s ever been, thanks largely to technological improvements and policies that reduce the risk of investing in renewable energy. That’s one of the […]
Travel half the distance to your destination, and there’s always another half to go. Despite Zeno’s Paradox, you always arrive right on time.