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Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
The properties of a ghostly particle called a neutrino are coming into focus.
From the explosions themselves to their unique and vibrant colors, the fireworks displays we adore require quantum physics.
In ancient Sparta, it was accepted practice for more women to marry and have children by more than one man.
The structure of our Solar System has been known for centuries. When we finally started finding exoplanets, they surprised everyone.
“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
There are many things that separate science from ideology, politics, philosophy, or religion. Follow these 10 commandments to get it right.
Architecture in the age of AI — argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan — should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.
Is a repressed memory always so bad?
"We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
The near and far sides of the Moon are so different from each other, and no one is sure why. New lunar samples could confirm a wild theory.
The evolution of quantum technology is far from over.
TikTok and its allies won't go down without a legal fight.
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building. What’s behind the century-plus drive to build ever taller skyscrapers?
Is there a force keeping humanity in check?
Gravitational waves carry enormous amounts of energy, but spread out quickly once they leave the source. Could they ever create black holes?
A researcher weighs in on who’s accountable, when and why, in the eyes of the law — and whether the measures work as intended.
The Moon is the most likely place for evidence from the dawn of life on Earth to be preserved in cold storage.
Should social media platforms have the right to decide what speech to allow online? Should the government?
Are fava beans and chianti really the best pairing for human liver?
The Universe's history, from cosmic inflation to the Big Bang to the present, is known. But whether it's infinite or not is still a mystery.