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If you think it expanded faster than light-speed, you need to read this. If the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, and the speed of light is truly our cosmic speed […]
Here’s why scary stories were once an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities.
Some galaxies might not have any dark matter. Here’s why you should care. There are two assumptions that everyone makes about the Universe for extremely good reasons, but they might not […]
It’s not only about what’s happening right now. Things need to change for good. It could be your colleague, your coworker, your staff member, or your student. As the world mourns […]
A biologist-reporter investigates his fungal namesake.
Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
In 2017, we saw gravitational waves a neutron star merger for the first and only time. And it keeps getting more interesting. On August 17, 2017, a cosmic signal arrived […]
The semiautonomous could help to protect officers, but some are concerned about how exactly police plan to use it.
A recent computer analysis found that millions of possible chemical compounds could be used to store genetic information. This begs the question — why DNA?
Dark matter’s naysayers latched onto one tiny puzzle. This new find may have solved it completely. Imagine the largest cosmic smashup you can. Take the largest gravitationally bound structures we […]
Can passenger airships make a triumphantly ‘green’ comeback?
A NASA robot on Mars sends back unusual findings, including timed magnetic pulses.
Couples that handle sexual rejection well can improve their relationship, but persistent or hostile patterns of rejection are never healthy.
Forget about alien nonsense. The Universe as it actually is doesn’t need any embellishments to be interesting. In our Solar System, the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other masses are […]
Strangely, the sun showed no sunspots at the time the photo was taken.
How deep are America’s cultural fault lines? Depends on which data you crunch.
A new children’s program may help displaced Syrian children find stability and belonging in their new communities.
Higher education faces challenges that are unlike any other industry. What path will ASU, and universities like ASU, take in a post-COVID world?
As more time passes since the Big Bang, more of the Universe comes into view. But how much? Even though it’s been billions of years since the Big Bang, there’s a […]
The team seems to have found a way to extend animal lifespan without genetic modification.
The top of Mauna Kea is the ideal physical site for this new, ready-to-be-built telescope. But that’s far from the only concern. For many years, astronomers have looked forward to a […]
France’s forests are even creeping up on their major cities.
Conspiracy theories about the event dating back to the 1970s are in fact more popular than ever.
There could have been life on Mars in the past, but that’s only the beginning of the story. For as long as humanity has been watching the skies, we’ve been fascinated […]
A new study has bad news for those who binge watch TV.
It’s not impossible according to physics, but we truly don’t know how this object came to exist. Out in the extremities of the distant Universe, the earliest quasars can be found. […]
Why do so many people report encounters with seemingly similar entities after taking DMT?
Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.
Is the way we hear music biological or cultural?