In 1054, a core-collapse supernova occurred 6500 light-years away. In 2023, JWST imaged the remnant, and might solve a massive mystery.
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Extremely precise atomic clocks are not just of theoretical interest; they could help detect impending volcanic eruptions or melting glaciers.
Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?
This is a perversion of justice.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
After 10,000 years of civilization, have we figured out what virtue is?
Even with only 12.5 hours of exposure time, James Webb’s first deep-field image taught us lessons we’ve never realized before.
In the night sky for March of 2022, only stars and the Moon, not planets, will greet you. The real show, however, arrives just before dawn.
Zen masters often have strikingly different ideas about how to live and attain enlightenment.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
In the pursuit of happiness, money probably trumps meaning.
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.
Despite the enormous mass of the Earth, simply depleting our groundwater is changing our axial tilt. Simple Newtonian physics explains why.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet.”
Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.
1700s economic principles predicted Uber. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why.
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Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.
You are only ever a few days away from your demise.
Why would the Earth suddenly start vomiting forth huge quantities of mud?
Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?
Meet the scientist mixing mentalism with principles from positive psychology and the science of human potential.
From inside our Solar System, zodiacal light prevents us from seeing true darkness. From billions of miles away, New Horizons finally can.
You’ve spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that’s ok; your value is greater than you realize.
Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.
Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here’s why we don’t buy it.
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.