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Galactic activity doesn't just arrive when supermassive black holes feast on matter. Before, during, and after all create fascinating signs.
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What would the world be like if we focused on “the inherent beauty of math,” rather than its technical aspects? A statistician reflects:
Although a great many unidentified sights have been seen in the skies, none have conclusively demonstrated the presence of aliens. So far.
Finding life beyond our Solar System requires understanding its host planet.
Taught in every introductory physics class for centuries, the parabola is only an imperfect approximation for the true path of a projectile.
The salinity of the oceans is not just a matter of taste. Saltier water behaves differently, too.
Inflation, dark matter, and string theory are all proposed extensions to the prior consensus picture. But what does the evidence say?
The observation that everything we know is made out of matter and not antimatter is one of nature's greatest puzzles. Will we ever solve it?
"The Big Map of Who Lived When" plots the lifespans of historical figures — from Eminem all the way back to Genghis Khan.
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Statistician Talithia Williams on how math is the clearest path to understanding our existence.
With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.
Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.
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How do scientists measure and define life in the natural world? Dr. Lee Cronin gives us a definition, in 4 minutes:
Thinking of a number between one and ten? Here's how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy.
"When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset."
Scientific surprises, driven by experiment, are often how science advances. But more often than not, they’re just bad science.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
The "little red dots" were touted as being too massive, too early, for cosmology to explain. With new knowledge, everything adds up.
Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory recently created the heaviest exotic antimatter hypernucleus ever observed.
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Algorithms dictate a lot more than your social media feeds. Here’s how to win back your agency.
Here on Earth, we commonly use terms like weight (in pounds) and mass (in kilograms) as though they're interchangeable. They're not.
In "Life As No One Knows It," Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of "things" is how life uses information.
So far, Earth is the only planet that we're certain possesses active life processes. Here's what we shouldn't assume about life elsewhere.
The Universe isn't just expansion, but the expansion itself is accelerating. So why can't we feel it in any measurable way?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
"What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter."
Life arose on Earth early on, eventually giving rise to us: intelligent and technologically advanced. "First contact" still remains elusive.