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The private sector may need the Outer Space Treaty to be updated before it can make any claims to celestial bodies or their resources.

NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller explains what astronomers actually do, and how can you become one.

Why do people with bigger hands have a better vocabulary? That’s one question deep learning can’t answer.

Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”

While the blockbuster franchise might have given us a distorted view of science’s capabilities to address species extinction, new research might come close to “resurrecting” lost species’ DNA.

There’s concrete tradeoff logic lurking beneath the numbers and market abstractions.

How do you develop the next big idea? You pull together people who are both curious and passionate.

From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.

Conventional wisdom believes “screen time” disrupts mental development, but research hints at a more complicated relationship between our minds and digital technology.

Turkish government is trying to silence its own.

Has misinformation clouded our understanding of the anti-aging power of hormones?

Scientists find promising results in trial to reverse biological aging.

A study at the University of Oregon puts a longstanding myth to rest.

Determining whether human nature is short-sighted when it comes to survival-necessary situations

An argument for STEAM, not STEM.

The science of learning is decades ahead of the education system. How can we bring education into the present?

So much for rest in peace.

A question that’s baffled physicists for nine years has been resolved by the simplest possible answer.

He lost his passion for poetry and other aesthetic, spiritual interests.

We trust science more than we even realize, and yet we’re quick to reject it. Why?

If teachers weren’t taught to fear failure, could they see greater success in the mission of education?

Despite acceptance by many insurance companies, a number of studies don’t confirm its effectiveness.

The development of implicit biases starts at a young age and then they get reinforced over time.

Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.

Do you know the implicit biases you have? Here are some ways to find them out.

A new study challenges international life expectancies.

The collapse of Theranos reminds us that in science, facts have the last word.

Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances.

The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.

An outbreak in the number of measles cases in the UK has resulted in the country losing its World Health Organization dedicated “measles-free” status. The culprits responsible for this decline: […]