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Ignoring a scientific truth doesn’t change it, even when the consequences are deadly. “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?” Many of us, as children, […]
A theoretical physicist returns to Penrose and Hameroff's theory of "quantum consciousness."
One single plot of data embodies the most profound thing we know about the stars.
Eight-eyed arachnids can tell when an object's movement is not quite right.
By slowing down aging, we could reap trillions of dollars in economic benefits.
And why, even at its faintest, it always outshines every other star and planet. If you’ve been looking to the west after sunset recently, you may have noticed that there’s one […]
The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.
Smallpox was nothing new in 1721.
Some of these trends may be due, in part, to the lockdown.
Understanding "why" may be the key to unlocking an AI's imagination.
A new study from Iceland confirms that a shorter workweek improves productivity.
If our nearest star has an Earth-like planet, here’s how we’ll see it. As seen from up close, the signs of not only life, but our intelligent, technologically advanced human civilization […]
By the end of this decade, Seabed 2030 wants to produce accurate maps for the remaining 80 percent of the ocean floor.
Your life is far more arbitrary than you might think.
Unstable politics and virtue signaling are responsible for creating bureaucratic nightmares.
The contact binary system KIC 9832227 is worth another look. Astronomers have seen some incredible occurrences across space and time. The nova of the star GK Persei, shown here in an […]
Cars are no longer just a way to get from A to B.
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Using image analysis tools developed for astronomy, researchers are predicting cancer therapy responses.