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Should we be searching for life on other planets, or technology?
Magnetic monopoles began as a mere theoretical curiosity. They might hold the key to understanding so much more.
New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
If you want a medication to kick in faster, lean right.
The false assumption the Multiverse relies on is that something which exists requires an explanation.
Alzheimer’s disease is frightening, but the right combination of lifestyle choices can reduce your risk.
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.
Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?
When scientists tested this hydrogel on mice, they had cleaner teeth than most humans.
Americans on average consumed about 58 pounds of beef and veal in 2019 – compared with a global average of 14 pounds.
Here's what it means for the field.
The key problem with the dark matter hypothesis is that nobody knows what form dark matter might take.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
Research shows how temperature can be used to manipulate circadian rhythms.
NASA was dangerously cavalier about the dangers of the shuttle launches.
We've been somewhat lucky in the past...
While one may be helpful, the other may be harmful.
There's an extra source of massive "stuff" in our Universe beyond what gravitation and normal matter can explain. Could light be the answer?
If you have an old TV set with the "rabbit ear" antennae, and you set it to channel 03, that snowy static can reveal the Big Bang itself.
Rock art in northern Australia depicts marsupial lions, giant kangaroos, and other megafauna that populated the Land Down Under long ago.
Unless you have a critical mass of heavy elements when your star first forms, planets, including rocky ones, are practically impossible.
An interactive “globe of notability” shows the curious correspondences and the strange landscape of global fame.
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
It’s simple to make, easy to use, and should work against any variant.
As technology advances, the use of laser weapons in space becomes more likely.
Not too hot, not too cold...
A food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat.