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When the Hubble Space Telescope first launched in 1990, there was so much we didn’t know. Here’s how far we’ve come.

The long-standing debate over whether dinosaurs were more like birds or lizards is drawing to a close.

Nobody knows where the word “penguin” comes from.

Most exoplanets have been found around single stars via the transit method. But binary star systems might contain even more of them.

A Fermilab study confirms decades-old measurements regarding the size and structure of protons.

From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.

Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.

The Universe isn’t as “clumpy” as we think it should be.

Science continues to amplify our view of reality.

We haven’t seen a partial eclipse lasting this long since 1440, and won’t again until 2669. North America is perfectly positioned for 2021’s.

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.

Even if you or I will never actually visit these distant worlds, we now know they exist. They should fill us with wonder.

The cycles of life all rely on the dynamism of the Earth’s crust.

Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they’re “just asking questions.” No, they aren’t.

Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller explains how a solar storm could wipe out civilization… and what we can do to prevent catastrophe.

If you think of the Big Bang as an explosion, we can trace it back to a single point-of-origin. But what if it happened everywhere at once?

If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You’re in for a ride like you never expected.

Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?

We’ve wasted our time and resources ideologically policing and punishing each other for far too long. Here’s a better route to prosperity.

The ultimate multi-messenger astronomy event would have gravitational waves, particles, and light arriving all at once. Did that just occur?

Retrofitting America’s aging dams for hydropower — while removing ecologically harmful ones — may be a productive path forward.

If we wish to tackle the very real problems society faces, we require expert-level knowledge. Valuing it starts earlier than we realize.

Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.

Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians. 

The secret ingredient is violence, and it just might indicate that “moonmoons” aren’t as uncommon as most astronomers think.

Speeding through the Universe and leaving a wake of new stars, this runaway supermassive black hole is likely the first among thousands.

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.

The authors call it “wildly theoretical” — but let’s take a look, anyway.

If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.