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We’ve almost got the entire story. James Webb will put the last piece into place. In all of science, there are really only two ways that something can be “known” to […]
It is impossible for science to arrive at ultimate truths, but functional truths are good enough.
Using urinals, psychological collages, and animated furniture to shock us into reality.
Two different studies provide further evidence of the efficacy of psychedelics in treating depression.
At just 3 solar masses, it eliminates the “mass gap.” Searching for black holes is one of the most difficult astronomical games a scientist can play. Emitting no light of their […]
A Harvard professor's study discovers the worst year to be alive.
A newly discovered coronavirus — but not the one that causes COVID-19 — has made some dogs very sick.
Certain companies feel magical. Though the spells they cast may be unique, each emits an aura that delights customers, attracts top talent, and impels the culture to pay attention. Apple […]
And is anyone protecting children's data?
The Big Theoretical Physics Problem At The Center Of The ‘Muon g-2’ Puzzle In early April, 2021, the experimental physics community announced an enormous victory: they had measured the muon’s magnetic […]
A recent study of Iceland's Krafla volcanic caldera suggests hidden magma pools may be lurking under many of the world's volcanic systems.
Neuroplasticity is a major driver of learning and memory in humans.
Oxygen is thought to be a biomarker for extraterrestrial life, but there are at least three different ways that a lifeless planet can produce it.
How can researchers map something as complex as the human brain?
Without the now-obscure land investment affair, Georgia might have been a "super state."
Mass determines a star’s fate… except when it doesn’t. Supernova events are common, visually spectacular astronomical cataclysms. In 1987, a supernova just ~168,000 light-years away was observed in the Large Magellanic […]
The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.
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The potential of CRISPR technology is incredible, but the threats are too serious to ignore.
Measuring a person's movements and poses, smart clothes could be used for athletic training, rehabilitation, or health-monitoring.
How imagining the worst case scenario can help calm anxiety.