Here on Earth, all the right conditions occurred for intelligent life to come about, but the nearest aliens, if they’re on another world, are light years away. But it doesn’t […]
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Even with nothing new falling into it, our radius is increasing with every second that goes by. It’s no big secret that galaxies grow over time. The force of gravity is […]
Substance dependence also applies to food addiction, says a University of Michigan study.
Your new year’s resolutions should benefit not just yourself, but the whole planet.
The pressure of getting into a top-tier college seems to have influenced the ways teenagers sort themselves into cliques.
It’s the first time a female superhero has ever scored her own film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The most massive star in the known Universe is 260 times as heavy as our Sun. But viewing the early Universe will shatter that record. Place enough mass together in one […]
She met mere mortals with and without the Vatican’s approval.
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
Researchers say they’ll someday be able to recreate experiences, perceptions, and sensations with a device the size of a backpack.
Kayne West’s tweet that the United States should amend the 13th Amendment brought renewed attention to a flaw in its language.
We don’t need the many-worlds of quantum mechanics to have more Universes than we know what to do with. “The Universe is all there is, or was, or will be.” That […]
Aurora 21 will help the US keep pace among the other nations who own the fastest supercomputers. Scientists plan on using it to map the connectome of the human brain.
Only 46 monks have completed the seven-year marathon since 1885.
A balanced discussion of the realities, the mythologies, and the concerns surrounding cutting-edge brain research.
A well-known cosmologist comes out with very stark warnings about particle accelerators.
The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.
With 1.6 billion households in the world, how does Santa do it? With a little Christmas magic… and a lot of science! How does Santa Claus do it? In one long […]
Then again, maybe the study is fake news too.
Depending on the answer, one of the famous unsolved Millennium problems could have major implications in our lives.
Whether keto or vegan, finding love on restrictive diets is no easy task.
The FDA has approved the first drug designed to prevent migraines, a move that could help the four million Americans who suffer from at least 15 migraine days per month.
Two major galaxies in the local group are already in the process of being devoured by us… and each other. The Milky Way is the second-largest galaxy in our local group, […]
New research predicts the existence of completely different kind of stars.
One of the night sky’s most famous sights isn’t what it appears to be. Perhaps the most famous sight of a dying star is the Ring Nebula, known since 1779. The […]
We tend to treat death and dying as a somber and serious event, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way?
Unless we take action, climate change will have a major, far-reaching impact on the internet.