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quantum gravity
Dark matter hasn't been directly detected, but some form of invisible matter is clearly gravitating. Could the graviton hold the answer?
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When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
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In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.
A woman with a music personality enjoying a record player on a couch.
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
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3mins
Exercise neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains how your brain can age gracefully and optimally — and it starts with just a 10-minute walk.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a medieval airship!
baryon acoustic oscillations
A spherical structure nearly one billion light-years wide has been spotted in the nearby Universe, dating all the way back to the Big Bang.
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Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
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Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
black hole hawking
The matter that creates black holes won't be what comes out when they evaporate. Will the black hole information paradox ever be solved?
Sweet, bitter, salty, sour. These are the four basic tastes we were taught in grade school. But there is a fifth: umami. And it's everywhere.
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Dive into seven texts that continue to shape Western philosophy, from ancient Mesopotamia to Greece's brightest minds.
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6mins
A physicist discusses the boundaries of reality and experimentation.
SN 1987a JWST
In 1987, the closest supernova directly observed in nearly 400 years occurred. Will a pulsar arise from those ashes? JWST offers clues.
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Experiments on suborbital rockets are revealing how to make a better iron furnace.
A blue background with a lot of blue lights is the worst prediction.
When it comes to predicting the energy of empty space, the two leading theories disagree by a factor of 100 googol quintillion.
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The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
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The asteroid is expected to come within 140,000 miles of Earth — well inside the moon’s orbit.