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It’s officially the new year, and you’ve probably set a goal. Perhaps you’ve decided on the classic New Year’s resolution: Buy a gym membership and get in shape. Fueled by […]
The Eagle Nebula, complete with the Pillars of Creation, tells a mini-version of the story of how all the Universe’s stars formed. The Eagle Nebula, found 7,000 light-years away, demonstrates how […]
Just point the Nix at your surface of choice and within seconds, this eagle-eyed sensor analyzes the pigment and points you to the closest color matches from all the biggest paint brands.
An astrophysicist proposes new designs for stellar engines that can move a solar system.
Is feeling wretched actually helpful?
What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?
It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]
An ongoing experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to find out more about the fundamentals of combustion.
The Mars 2020 rover is set to launch in July of the same year, setting the stage for years and years of science on the Red Planet.
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
Few career moves can make as immediate an impact as adding some advanced certifications to the resume. Meanwhile, the right certifications can increase your salary by as much as 40%.
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by an excess of antimatter particles. Unfortunately, dark matter is probably not the solution. When you look out at the Universe, what you see […]
We catalogue seven more board games to teach children science, problem-solving, and even foster their creativity.
It’s a supergiant star in the final stage of its life, and it just dimmed by an enormous amount. What’s going on? When you take a look at the stars in […]
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
We all have obstacles to overcome in pursuit of our goals. For Santa Claus, it’s clear that science is the key. Of all the challenges we face in our work, perhaps […]
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