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The matter that creates black holes won't be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?
Did they spend the money on themselves or others?
Sweet, bitter, salty, sour. These are the four basic tastes we were taught in grade school. But there is a fifth: umami. And it's everywhere.
Dive into seven texts that continue to shape Western philosophy, from ancient Mesopotamia to Greece's brightest minds.
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A physicist discusses the boundaries of reality and experimentation.
In 1987, the closest supernova directly observed in nearly 400 years occurred. Will a pulsar arise from those ashes? JWST offers clues.
Experiments on suborbital rockets are revealing how to make a better iron furnace.
When it comes to predicting the energy of empty space, the two leading theories disagree by a factor of 100 googol quintillion.
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
The asteroid is expected to come within 140,000 miles of Earth — well inside the moon’s orbit.
Over a third are worried that vaccines can cause "canine autism."
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed," advised Stoic philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. He had a point.
Jung thought these autonomous entities live in your unconscious mind — often at a cost.
Football is a risky sport, but bicycling to work is far more dangerous.
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Throw away your history books — here’s what life in ancient Rome was really like, according to Cambridge scholar Mary Beard.
Three fundamental forces matter inside an atom, but gravity is mind-bogglingly weak on those scales. Could extra dimensions explain why?
Is mindfulness really the panacea it's touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
A relatively new interpretation of quantum mechanics asks us to reimagine the process of science itself.
Legend holds that newly elected popes in the Middle Ages had to present their genitals for inspection to confirm that they were male.
The anxieties underpinning the Great Resignation were simmering for a long time. Here’s a solution.