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In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it’s changed our view of the Universe.
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The cosmic microwave background offers clues.
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A spherical structure nearly one billion light-years wide has been spotted in the nearby Universe, dating all the way back to the Big Bang.
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The combined intellectual heft of multiple “big thinkers” delivered arguably the most successful scientific theory in history.
Meet your new flying nightmare: Thapunngaka shawi.
Predictive power has perverse, anti-democratic consequences. So be a good citizen and lie to election pollsters.
These clocks burn powdered incense along a pre-measured paths, each representing a different amount of time.
Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
AI-powered voice technology is poised to revolutionize the ways we do business.
To know how to protect its astronauts, NASA needs to first understand the threat.
Former SNL star Jay Pharoah answers our most challenging questions about life, self-esteem, and changing his mind.
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Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
From ancient Greek cosmology to today’s mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, explore the relentless quest to understand the Universe’s invisible forces.
Particles behave differently when freed from the force of gravity. A new space factory aims to use this to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
In order to figure out how English might evolve in the future, we have to look at how it has changed in the near and distant past.
AI was key to making Moderna’s COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.
Marburg virus, like its cousin Ebola, causes severe disease, with fatality rates ranging from 22% to 90%.
On long-haul flights, some airlines show shipwrecks on their in-flight maps. The aim is to entertain; the result is often to horrify.
Why Netflix adopted the “No Brilliant Asshole” rule — and how to make sure bullies don’t destroy teams.
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.