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Could we finally detect the elusive Unruh effect?
The simulation gave researchers some of the first concrete data linking climate change to human evolution and speciation.
The so-called "court painter of Silicon Valley" was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
John Templeton Foundation
Probably not. Even though we're still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
The Mayan calendar is revered for its impeccable accuracy. Now, a recent excavation in Guatemala reveals how the system developed over time.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not to mark Mexican independence.
All life forms, anywhere in our Universe, are chemically connected yet completely unique.
Was there ever life on Mars? Is there life on Mars now? Did it originate there or here, on Earth? All possibilities are fascinating.
It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.
In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
Presidential gravesites are spread out “democratically” — but this is more by accident than design.
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
There are pros and cons to sending interstellar messages to aliens that may or may not exist.
Every timekeeping device works via a version of a pendulum — even the atomic clocks that are accurate to nanoseconds.
Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality.
Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.
Is there victory in defeat?
You can’t control external threats, but you can manage how you prepare and respond to the risk.
It didn't look like anything I'd seen before, but I'd be a great fool to consider "aliens" as a reasonable possibility.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Volcanic activity caused the end-Triassic mass extinction 200 million years ago. The dinosaurs survived and rose to dominance.
People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.