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And what can it teach us about our Solar System’s earliest days? In many ways, astronomy is unique among the sciences. In every other field, you have the ability to design […]
Quick! There’s a runaway train on the tracks. Some dastardly evildoer has knocked the driver out cold and tied five people to the tracks ahead. The train is barreling down […]
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
Researchers from Norway discover that the Moon's tides influence the release of methane from the ocean floor.
Jonathan Berman wants us to have better dialogues.
The Sun produces a wide variety of particles and radiation throughout it, but all of its neutrinos are produced in the core: where nuclear reactions take place. The various reactions […]
An archaeologist considers the history and biology of what defines a taste of home.
She's the reason you're able to work and chat from home.
Researchers from MIT invent a highly accurate clock using quantum entanglement that can lead to new physics.
Other cultures can differ greatly from your own, but there are commonalties in the way we express emotions.
"The function of private media is to make money for the people who own the media. It is a business," Sanders said.
Planets can emit radio waves. For the first time, we've picked them up from outside the solar system.
Agriculture is responsible for a quarter of greenhouse emissions, but who pays for these environmental costs?
Writers, filmmakers, and mythologizing biographers tend to imagine innovation originates with a lone genius who has “the spark,” that light-bulb moment when the path from inspiration to world-altering invention reveals […]
If the multiverse is real, where does all the energy for it come from? One of the biggest scientific puzzles, even given our knowledge of the Big Bang, is to understand […]
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Is death the final frontier? We ask scientists, philosophers, and spiritual leaders about life after death.
Can we ever make energy efficient AI?
For too many people, a poor education is a destructive barrier in their lives—a source of limitation rather than opportunity. Together, we can change this.
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Map shows oldest buildings for each U.S. state – but also hints at what's missing.
The act of observing doesn’t just determine a previously indeterminate state, but can destroy information, too. Imagine that you’re a scientist attempting to understand reality at a fundamental level. How […]