“Carpe diem” was only one part of Horace’s poem Odes 1.11.
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Meet your new flying nightmare: Thapunngaka shawi.
Like Dua Lipa, he had to create new rules.
If you want to understand what the Universe is, how it began, evolved, and will eventually end, astrophysics is the only way to go.
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we’ve found the Universe’s background gravitational wave signal!
In our Universe, matter is made of particles, while antimatter is made of antiparticles. But sometimes, the physical lines get real blurry.
The Moon is the most likely place for evidence from the dawn of life on Earth to be preserved in cold storage.
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.
The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.
Daylight saving time was first implemented during the first world war to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy. While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal […]
Previously, only the brightest and most active galaxies could pierce the obscuring wall of cosmic dust. At last, normal galaxies break through.
Left to their own devices, yeast cells will consume all available resources and poison themselves to death. Is humanity smarter than that?
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
“Groupthink” gets a bad rap. In reality, we need groups to focus our thinking and to build on the ideas of others.
A new paper combines two concepts from the edges of astrophysics: Dyson Spheres and black holes. A Type III civilization could combine them.
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.
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?
Finding out how the Universe grew up was the biggest science goal of JWST. This ultra-early proto-galaxy cluster is one amazing discovery.
Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.
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.
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.
No matter how beautiful, elegant, or compelling your idea is, if it disagrees with observation and experiment, it’s wrong.
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
“The Da Vinci Code” popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It’s wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
“The pulsar sort of consumes the thing that recycled it, just as the spider eats its mate.”
From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.
Claims of a sudden infestation appear unfounded.
You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.