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Quite a lot, actually, even though it has no identifiable value as a scientific concept.
The discovery calls into question the few things scientists know about these powerful astronomical phenomena.
Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.
All marbled crayfish descended from a single clone discovered in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995.
"Lac-Phe" grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don't expect an "exercise pill."
There are billions of potentially inhabited planets in the Milky Way alone. Here's how NASA will at last discover and measure them.
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn't kill them.
Do you think you know the Solar System? Here's a fact about each planet that might surprise you when you see it!
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
It's not about leaves in tall trees.
You've heard of Stephen Hawking. Ever heard of Renata Kallosh? Didn't think so.
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With two different black hole event horizons now directly imaged, we can see that they are, in fact, rings, not disks. But why?
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
When stars form, they emit energetic radiation that boils gas away. But it can't stop gravitational collapse from making even newer stars.
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You're in for a ride like you never expected.
The long-standing debate over whether dinosaurs were more like birds or lizards is drawing to a close.
An elaborate device called the Mechanical Turk defeated Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte at chess. Edgar Allan Poe revealed the hoax.
Earth is the Solar System's only known inhabited planet. Could Venus, if its phosphine signal is real, be our second world with life?
On July 12, 2022, NASA will release the first science images taken with the James Webb Space Telescope. Here's what to hope for.
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
The common drug is called gabapentin, which is currently used to control seizures and manage nerve pain.
The James Webb Space Telescope is about to begin science operations. Here's what astronomers are excited about.