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Animals behind cages, starving and dying, is an awful sight. It’s an image that underlines the callousness with which humans treat other creatures and indeed themselves. The philosopher, Immanuel Kant, […]
This photograph of the dazzling heart of the Rosette Nebula resembles "the heavens" in a painting from the age of romanticism. The bright cluster of stars--the NGC 2244--formed a few […]
"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." - Carl Sagan
One of the only members of the Virgo Cluster… that isn’t located in Virgo! “[L]ife is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the […]
On Sunday, 60 Minutes featured a fascinating segment on ALMA, a $13 billion radio telescope in the Antofagasta Region of Chile that allows scientists to study the origins of our […]
Mental health isn't a popular topic in America--a country that invented "the Hollywood ending." In our bigger, faster, stronger culture, admitting that you have the mental-equivalent of a broken arm […]
Are you a fan of Elise Andrew's Facebook page "I Fucking Love Science" as much as we are? Good news! The social media sensation, with over 10 million "Likes" on […]
Caloric restriction (CR) has long been known to increase longevity (often dramatically) in a number of eukaryotic models, including yeast, fruit flies, nematodes, mice, and rhesus monkeys. It's also well […]
What created this hole on Mars? And why are researchers so excited about it? From NASA's website: The hole appears to be an opening to an underground cavern, partly illuminated […]
"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past."- Johnny Cash
Who in history was clever enough to have made these maps?
The news is full of scary stories about threats to our health; from industrial chemicals, or the newest unfamiliar disease, or from the seemingly mundane things in life that […]
Seven of the greatest and most entertaining achievements of human ingenuity. “I love that moment just before the curtain goes up…It’s a thrill that’s unequaled anywhere.” -Joel Grey It’s a […]
Cleansing your body never tasted so good… or felt so bad! “My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.” -Orson Welles I’m […]
This holiday season, when it comes to wrapping gifts, make sure you have your piranha scissors handy. Of course, they require feeding and a clean tank. This incredible demonstration of […]
Someday, the Sun will expand, engulfing Mercury and Venus, and then some. Will we survive? “They do not see what lies ahead, when Sun has faded and Moon is dead.”-J.R.R. Tolkien […]
How many lemons does it take to power a light bulb? This video shows you how to turn lemons into batteries. Maybe you won't get a sour, juicy lemon powering […]
If these mysterious creatures can survive in Space then maybe they came from space, according to this video from Vice. Tardigrades look like a George Lucas-depiction of a caterpillar. Researchers […]
Your retina does not have individual cells programmed to see yellow. Then how can it tell your brain that you're seeing the color? It turns out that it's easy to […]
The Eiffel Tower once shocked the world for being the tallest building in the world. Of course, it was surpassed by other structures. But how high can we build? Our […]