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Even extremely simple configurations in General Relativity cannot be solved exactly. Here’s the science of why. It’s difficult to appreciate how revolutionary of a transformation it is to consider the Universe […]
General Relativity has nothing to do with light or electromagnetism at all. So how to gravitational waves know to travel at the speed of light? There are two fundamental classes of […]
According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.
Innovative drugs are sometimes held up due to old-fashioned human biases.
Two of Iceland’s largest whaling companies are keeping their boats in port this summer. One of them permanently.
Artifacts uncovered in southeast Asia offer clues on early complex human cultures.
The major temples seem much more interesting than what also appears on the landscape: apparently random mounds of earth.
When we split something into its most fundamental, indivisible components, are we truly seeing something that’s point-like, or is there a finite minimum size? Imagine that you wanted to know what […]
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic caused colleges to start teaching remotely, students balked at the idea of paying full tuition for online learning. It’s not hard to understand why. […]
In fact, the maximum human lifespan has barely changed since we arrived.
Until about a decade ago, only two habitable zone planets of any size were known to astronomers: Earth and Mars.
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The ultimate lesson from Dr. Birx is one we should never, ever repeat. About a year ago, as the world experienced the deadly “first wave” associated with the coronavirus pandemic, many […]
An Oxford scientist claims a Nobel-Prize-winning conclusion is wrong.
When the supernova occurs, a whole slew of signals will arrive at once. But there’s one hint that could successfully warn us in advance. As Betelgeuse continues to vary in brightness […]
If you think that the Moon is only good for reflecting sunlight, you’ve got another think coming. To human eyes, the Moon is the second brightest visible object, trailing only the […]
As soon as you start thinking about energy and gravity, you’ll realize the need to go beyond it. When it comes to a science like physics, theoretical expectations must always be […]
Neuroscience explains terrifying ordeals, from out-of-body experiences to alien abductions.
If quantum gravity is right, these gravitational ripples must be more than waves; they must be particles, too. Back in February of 2016, LIGO made an announcement that changed our […]
Hundreds more are documented in Robert Macfarlane’s Landmarks.
Without quantum physics, the Sun wouldn’t shine at all. Earth, as we know it, is only teeming with life because of the influence of our Sun. Its light and heat provides […]
Health care professionals worldwide are facing a second crisis, the consequences of which we’re only beginning to understand.
The only doubts are completely unreasonable. Where did the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, come from? Over the past few weeks, there’s been a tremendous push — largely among politicians but also […]
There are a lot of unsolved mysteries in the Universe, but dark energy is the most confusing. Here’s why. The majority of the energy in our Universe went completely undiscovered until […]
A gigantic star makes off during an eight-year gap in observations.
Even though it was the crowning achievement of Einstein’s career, he was only a small part of the full story. If you were a physicist in the early 20th century, there […]
It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.
Just because something’s unlikely doesn’t mean that anything’s wrong. In our quest to understand the Universe, theoretical physics is perhaps the most powerful tool we have as far as making […]