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A team of scientists managed to install onto a smartphone a spectrometer that's capable of identifying specific molecules — with cheap parts you can buy online.
Dunbar's number is a popular estimate for the maximum size of social groups. But new research suggests that it's a fictitious number based on flimsy data and bad theory.
We can do so much more, so much faster, with the same data. When you think about how astronomy works, you probably think about observers pointing telescopes at objects, collecting data […]
Which is good, because if they do, they violate the cosmological principle. In theory, the Universe should be the same, on average, everywhere. A simulation of the large-scale structure of […]
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Humans may have evolved to be tribalistic. Is that a bad thing?
Ancient corridors below the French capital have served as its ossuary, playground, brewery, and perhaps soon, air conditioning.
If you ask your maps app to find "restaurants that aren't McDonald's," you won't like the result.
We have to use the right definition for the specific question we’re asking. When it comes to the Universe, we frequently characterize objects by examining and reporting on their physical […]
With the rise of Big Data, methods used to study the movement of stars or atoms can now reveal the movement of people. This could have important implications for cities.
The world is changing, and technology is driving that change. Today, that observation is about as compelling as the insight that water runs downhill. It’s just what technology (and water) […]
Studies show that religion and spirituality are positively linked to good mental health. Our research aims to figure out how and why.
Cosmic rays aren’t just limited by the speed of light. Even among non-scientists, it’s well-understood that there’s an ultimate speed limit to the Universe: the speed of light. If you’re a […]
There's a lot to love about the innovations of Scrivener 3 for the Mac.
This spring, a U.S. and Chinese team announced that it had successfully grown, for the first time, embryos that included both human and monkey cells.
Scientists should be cautious when expressing an opinion based on little more than speculation.
Even with six months' notice, we can't stop an incoming asteroid.
New research suggests that there is no "typical" form of Alzheimer's disease, as the condition can manifest in at least four different ways.