It may be time for a cosmological paradigm shift.
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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, […]
The far infrared reveals both the coldest and hottest gas in the Universe, and can teach us what no other wavelength range can.
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.
A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
Humans who’ve lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don’t abuse it!
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
The “Mind After Midnight” hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of “The Immortality Key,” unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
Technologically, the answer is definitely no. But that doesn’t mean CGI is always used to good effect.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
Let’s hope that squid don’t evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
On July 4, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics.
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.
The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.
Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.
A philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word “evil.”
The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
Mansa Musa, perhaps history’s richest man, claims he ascended the throne of Mali after his predecessor sailed west and never came back. Could he have made it to the New World?
Once at the pinnacle of Amsterdam’s art scene, Rembrandt van Rijn eventually found himself outcompeted by his own students.
Researchers are looking at neurons required for touch-mediated pain relief.