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Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
People discovered prehistoric fossils long before Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.
There's an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?
It is generally ineffective, occasionally poisonous, and driving numerous species to the brink of extinction.
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we've found the Universe's background gravitational wave signal!
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
In one experiment, the Viking landers added water to Martian soil samples. That might have been a very bad idea.
These core teachings make an ideal starting point for exploring Buddhist philosophy.
The truth is out there, but it's probably not in the latest whistleblower's report.
The familiar terrain of solids, liquids, and gases gives way to the exotic realms of plasmas and degenerate matter.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
It's a useful fiction — but it's still fiction.
A new book by historian and author Paul Strathern argues that the Northern European Renaissance has long been overlooked.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
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Perhaps the whole Universe is the result of a vacuum fluctuation, originating from what we could call quantum nothingness.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
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Many planets will eventually be devoured by their parent star. For the first time, we caught a star in the act, eating its innermost planet!
The best evidence for dark matter is astrophysical and indirect. Do new lensing observations point to ultra-light, wave-like dark matter?
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
Nearly 2000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii but incinerating Herculaneum. The most lethal volcanic phenomenon is at fault.
You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.
Science isn't synonymous with technology; it's about a way of thinking.
Einstein called his idea "abominable," but the world of physics came around to embracing the views of Georges Lemaître.
The multiverse is an idea that has gained a lot of traction in popular culture. But what does science have to say about it?
The cathedral is being explored as never before.
Lots of people have seen lots of bizarre events and phenomena that defy our conventional experience. But is there a scientific explanation?
Having a "buff" skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.
Bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills.
From grave robbing to giving your own body to science.