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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.
John Templeton Foundation
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Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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.
Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.
When supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.
Even with quantum teleportation and the existence of entangled quantum states, faster-than-light communication still remains impossible.
In our Solar System, even the two brightest planets frequently align in our skies. But only rarely is it spectacularly visible from Earth.
Though ultimately incorrect, the ancient Greek philosophers blazed a conceptual trail for humankind to understand the nature of reality.
We may have discovered alien life already but rejected the evidence too quickly because it seemed false at first glance.
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Frank Wilczek is celebrated for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our Universe. In this video, the MIT […]
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.
Though quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory, nobody knows what it means. Scientists now must confront its philosophical implications.
A Fermilab study confirms decades-old measurements regarding the size and structure of protons.
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Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
What we've learning from the world’s coldest, most forbidding, and most peaceful continent.