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The cosmic microwave background offers clues.
Data scientists first gained prominence by making us click on ads — now the profession spans a multiverse.
Finding out how the Universe grew up was the biggest science goal of JWST. This ultra-early proto-galaxy cluster is one amazing discovery.
Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.
Like sneaking veggies into dessert, these board games teach STEM, strategy, and executive functions through the joys of play.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
One hypothesis: "gossip traps."
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How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
From quarks and gluons to giant galaxy clusters, everything that exists in our Universe is determined by what is (and isn't) bound together.
It can write 5-minute songs based on short text prompts.
Though Sun Tzu’s "The Art of War" is a classic military treatise, its advice applies to all manner of conflict.
Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
The LHC has a long, productive life ahead of it. An upgraded version, called the “High Luminosity LHC,” will be available in 2028.
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.
The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.
John Templeton Foundation
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”
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80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?
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People say we are better off than ever. Are they right?