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Someday, the Sun will heat up enough to boil our planet’s oceans. Could moving the entire Earth away save us? “I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn’t boil […]
A new genetic test could improve the palm oil industry and reduce deforestation.
The political and economic ideas of socialism are coming back into fashion.
Jesus was a revered figure and prophet in the Quran. But what exactly do Muslims believe about him?
Three autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) are being considered for this epic feat.
Some say it’s more than all of humanity emits in a year. But people say a lot of things. What does the science say? “One volcano puts out more toxic gases — one […]
If a former Nazi realized its importance nearly 50 years ago, perhaps we all can, too. Around the country and around the world, there is no shortage of human suffering. Poverty, […]
Elon Musk, Sam Harris, Ray Kurzweil and other visionaries discuss AI superintelligence at a recent conference.
When Shoshana Johnson decided to join the military, her intention wasn’t to make history.
Democracy needs a new PR team. Polls about the way US millennials view democracy seem shocking, but analyzing their reasoning brings about an unsettling truth.
New research shows that more Americans are giving up on weight loss. How can we change this trend?
Building a close relationships with your adolescent may seem like the most difficult task but it is one of the most important ones.
Our tiny Earth may have changed a lot, but the gradual changes of the Universe add up, too. “We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those […]
Percy Shelley’s 1811 essay, “The Necessity of Atheism,” still speaks volumes today.
With off-the-shelf materials and a little dry ice, you can discover particles that wouldn’t exist unless relativity were real. “The experiments that we will do with the LHC [Large Hadron Collider] […]
Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?
From a Universe that went no bigger than our Milky Way to the trillions of galaxies in our expanding Universe, our knowledge increased one step at a time. “Gamow was fantastic […]
Dying is expensive, but it shouldn’t be so.
A universal basic income (UBI) policy could change how we evaluate the meaning and quality of work in our society.
If we left on New Years Day, how close could we get if we kept accelerating every second of every day? “The very closest stars would require many years to visit, […]
A fascinating international study takes a look at what the average person does in a lifetime, broken down by days and percentages.
How the James Webb Space Telescope was made. “One way or another the first stars must have influenced our own history, beginning with stirring up everything and producing the other chemical […]
You lose whether you use protons or electrons in your collider, for different reasons. Could the unstable muon solve both problems? “It does not matter how slowly you go as […]
Meteor showers are something that everybody ought to see at least once in their lifetime.
What would energy without a particle to attach itself to even look like? “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on […]
Daryl Davis has made a point of meeting Ku Klux Klan members and 200 members have quit the racist organization after getting to know him.
Risks abound for those plucky few willing to put their lives on the line to populate the Red Planet.
If you think you can just take a test and demonstrate your scientific literacy, think again. “Through basic science literacy, people can understand the policy choices we need to be making. […]
We claim it’s the leftover glow from the Big Bang, but where is this light actually coming from? “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we […]