Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.
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Even though the leftover glow from the Big Bang creates a bath of radiation at only 2.725 K, some places in the Universe get even colder.
In our Universe, matter is made of particles, while antimatter is made of antiparticles. But sometimes, the physical lines get real blurry.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.
Left to their own devices, yeast cells will consume all available resources and poison themselves to death. Is humanity smarter than that?
Is mindfulness really the panacea it’s touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
The anxieties underpinning the Great Resignation were simmering for a long time. Here’s a solution.
No matter how beautiful, elegant, or compelling your idea is, if it disagrees with observation and experiment, it’s wrong.
Empty space itself, the quantum vacuum, could be in either a true, stable state or a false, unstable state. Our fate depends on the answer.
“Groupthink” gets a bad rap. In reality, we need groups to focus our thinking and to build on the ideas of others.
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
Finding out how the Universe grew up was the biggest science goal of JWST. This ultra-early proto-galaxy cluster is one amazing discovery.
“The pulsar sort of consumes the thing that recycled it, just as the spider eats its mate.”
“The Da Vinci Code” popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It’s wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
Einstein’s theories of relativity faced fierce opposition. One critic claimed he was attempting to subvert the scientific method.
The Moon is the most likely place for evidence from the dawn of life on Earth to be preserved in cold storage.
New research shines a light on the genetics of sudden cardiac deaths.
From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.
The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there’s a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
For a substantial fraction of a second after the Big Bang, there was only a quark-gluon plasma. Here’s how protons and neutrons arose.
You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
From exoplanets to supermassive black holes to the first stars and galaxies, Webb will show us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before.
There’s no escaping the death of loved ones. But that doesn’t mean we’re powerless in the wake of loss.
Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.
Claims of a sudden infestation appear unfounded.
Known as orphaned planets, rogue planets, or planets without parent stars, these “outliers” might be the most common planet of all.
These landscapes — of geographical differences in head shapes — have vanished from acceptable science (and cartography).
We’ve only seen Uranus up close once: from Voyager 2, back in 1986. The next time we do it, its features will look entirely different.