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The Canadian professor's old-school message is why many started listening to him.
A climate catastrophe 2 billion years ago almost ended life on Earth. Here’s the biggest lesson of all. Although it was more than 4½ billion years ago that planet Earth formed, […]
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Tax megacorps like Amazon to fund universal basic income, says 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
The navigation tool has placed a school in the sea, among other things.
A new computer model solves a pair of Jovian riddles.
Artists and fans are the big losers as bot-powered scalpers make a killing.
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The 21st century is experiencing an Asianization of politics, business, and culture.
If you’re careful enough, you can learn more about the Solar System than you ever imagined. This year, on March 20th, the full Moon will illuminate the night sky. With […]
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Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh details how the anti-vaxx movement has divided and grown.
So, you want to know about black holes, including how we’re seeing them, what happens when you fall into them, what our future plans for direct and indirect detection are, […]
Even if we don’t destroy ourselves, we always have the Universe to contend with. Wiping out all life on Earth is hard, but causing mass extinctions is easy. The 1991 eruption […]
Melting ice is turning up bodies on Mt. Everest. This isn't as shocking as you'd think.
The Human Diagnosis Project project is building the world's "open medical intelligence" system.
Both effects could be responsible for a redshift. But only one makes sense for our Universe. In physics, like in life, there are often multiple solutions to a problem that […]
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It's one of the most consistent patterns in the unviverse. What causes it?
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?
On Thursday, New Zealand moved to ban an array of semi-automatic guns and firearms components following a mass shooting that killed 50 people.