We assume that life is ubiquitous in the Universe. But what if it’s just us? When it comes to the question of extraterrestrial life, humans optimistically assume the Universe is prolific. […]
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These great thinkers remind us that taking an unpopular, bold stance might not be madness.
A new study delivers the dark financial reality of cancer.
How do we see extremely short-lived stars in places that haven’t experienced star-formation in over 10 billion years? The most fundamental truth about stars is that when they run out of […]
We’ve never seen an image of a black hole’s event horizon before. Here’s what we’re expecting, based on what we already know. For hundreds of years, physicists have hypothesized that the […]
Einstein’s God is infinitely superior but impersonal and intangible, subtle but not malicious. He is also firmly determinist.
Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.
A well-known cosmologist comes out with very stark warnings about particle accelerators.
An entire Universe of possibilities await stars like our own, even after they run out of fuel. One of the most profound rules in all the Universe is that nothing lasts […]
No matter what Martin Rees or anyone else says, physics dictates that the world is safe. The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. An aerial view of […]
There is a fundamental difference between matter and antimatter. But not enough of one to explain our Universe. Our Universe is a vast and enormous place, and if there’s one […]
Before there were gravitational waves, multi-messenger astronomy got its start with the neutrino. Sometimes, the best-designed experiments fail. The effect you’re looking for might not even occur, meaning that a […]
Renowned scientists and technologists who’ve passed away in 2018.
A new study shows that some men’s reaction to sex is not what you’d expect, resulting in a condition previously observed in women.
Xenon-124 isn’t stable, and the direct detection of its decay could lead us to an even greater prize. Our Universe is old: 13.8 billion years old, to be precise. Many of […]
If we don’t push the frontiers of physics, we’ll never learn what lies beyond our current understanding. At a fundamental level, what is our Universe made of? This question has […]
A mining company in Australia has unearthed what could be some of the largest gold specimens ever discovered.
The Justice Department has long held the view that a sitting president cannot be indicted. However there is a fail-safe mechanism in the law reserved for special circumstances.
Earth wasn’t the only potentially habitable planet in the early Solar System. What happened to Mars? If you could travel back in time to the early stages of the Solar System, […]
Some say the proliferation of sex robots could lead to less demand for prostitution, but not all agree.
Here are four separate ways you can prove it, even 50 years after-the-fact. 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, humanity took our first footsteps on the surface of another […]
Was Jesus a real historical figure? Here’s what we know.
The climate change we’re witnessing is more dramatic than we might think.
If your goal was to destroy the science of astronomy and astrophysics, this is exactly how you’d do it. One of the perks of being President of the United States of […]
Scientists reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs.
Is this the real life or is it just fantasy? And does it really even matter?
If dark matter doesn’t interact with normal matter or light, how can it be heated up? One of the great cosmic mysteries of our time is the presence and existence of […]
A study of over 15,000 men and women reveals interesting data regarding what we claim.
Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.