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Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.
The deep-thinking oddballs of West Coast cycle racing valued mid-ride marijuana over sports science.
Want to write a time-travel story? Do so at your own risk.
Light-emitting tattoos could indicate dehydration in athletes or health conditions in hospital patients.
New research sheds light on the indoctrination process of radical extremist groups.
“You gotta know when to fold ’em.”
Laser-guided lightning isn’t the only manmade way to create lightning.
The key problem with the dark matter hypothesis is that nobody knows what form dark matter might take.
To answer any physical question, you must ask the Universe itself. But what happens when the answers aren’t around anymore?
There are issues with Kinsey’s data, but his books revolutionized Americans’ thinking about sex and sexuality.
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
With a massive, charged nucleus orbited by tiny electrons, atoms are such simple objects. Miraculously, they make up everything we know.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
Even though the brain is only 2% of our total body mass, it consumes up to 25% of our energy.
We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
The far infrared reveals both the coldest and hottest gas in the Universe, and can teach us what no other wavelength range can.
Video games matter. Their continued technological and artistic development is reshaping the way we satisfy our ancient need to tell stories.
A relatively new interpretation of quantum mechanics asks us to reimagine the process of science itself.
Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
It may be time for a cosmological paradigm shift.
The familiar terrain of solids, liquids, and gases gives way to the exotic realms of plasmas and degenerate matter.
Humans who’ve lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don’t abuse it!
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.