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Can space ever be safe? What about the metaverse?
It's no longer just VR vs. AR. There is an alphabet soup of metaverse acronyms, often used imprecisely. So, what do they all mean?
At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is.
For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that's key to storing memories.
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According to Zena Hitz, the idea of the intellectual has become distorted. She believes “the real thing is something more extraordinary but also more available to us.”
John Templeton Foundation
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That's just the start.
From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.
In 1990, we only knew of the ones in our Solar System. Today, we know of thousands, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
A study describes how researchers conducted the first successful DNA sequencing on ancient Egyptian mummies.
Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.
Is 2022 the year the economy recovers?
The “Limitless” pill exists, and you already have it in your brain.
The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.
On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the Apollo 17 lunar mission. They were the last people to travel […]
Coupled with 3D printing, biomining the Moon or Mars with microbes could sustain human colonies without constant re-supply from Earth.
Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?
Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.
It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.
The search for worlds outside our solar system has just turned up a planet, TOI-2257 b, with a truly extreme orbit.