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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.
There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain may contain unpleasant surprises.
Scientists have discovered enzymes from several plastic-eating bacteria. So, why are our oceans still full of plastic pollution?
Where did the “seed” magnetic field come from in the first place?
The weirdest thing about the 21 feet found near Vancouver since 2007? Foul play has been ruled out.
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
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Is fasting the key to burning fat? It's not that simple.
There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on beneath the single plate of Mars.
Giant particle accelerators aren't a waste of money. They are essential for understanding the Universe.