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Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss spoke at CSICon 2016 about scientists’ attempt to look back in time to the beginning of our universe.
It’s more accurate than an atomic clock, and would take thousands of years to lose a second.
Is moral superiority the reason American society is so polarized?
These scientists scooped up the Nobel by detecting a ripple in space-time.
The US Navy will begin swapping out expensive periscope joysticks in exchange for off-the-shelf Xbox controllers.
The discovery of the first-ever asteroid to arrive from interstellar space is full of lessons for us all. On October 19th, astronomers discovered an objectunlike any other we’d seen before: a […]
Lazy but want to stay in shape? You may soon be able to have it both ways, thanks to a new pill in testing from GlaxoSmithKline.
The off-kilter war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un reminds us of better, funnier insults.
There’s no science in this episode of science fiction… but there’s a lot of suspicious happenings that no one’s noticing. Following up on the best episode of the season, thus […]
In 2016 Americans spent $16.4 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery. What does that say about the health of our psyche?
Social observers are particularly attuned to braggadocio. What do you think of a person who claims to be a better driver, performer or lover than average? Is this person better […]
Several investigations have looked into the Taos hum. One scientist believes he has the most likely culprit.
There is, and never will be, a substitute for the real knowledge we’ve obtained about the actual Universe. “There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul […]
Even things like appetite and tiredness move through social networks, researchers found.
Researchers learn how to selectively erase memories in snails, a first step.
The results have implications for consumers, educators, and business people.
The agricultural revolution was one of the best things to happen to the human species, right? Wrong.
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Even if you have a problem with the messenger, you still need to heed the message. “Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left […]
For just a year’s worth of US Military budget, we could transform the world. The United States spends more on military spending than the next ten nations combined: an estimated $600 […]
The idea may have started as a joke, but it’s getting more and more serious.
A new study shows that adult dogs can learn to distinguish generous and selfish people, but puppies can’t.
Perhaps moving the entire planet into a different orbit could help us avoid the boiling of the oceans. It’s unorthodox, but not entirely off-the-wall, says astrophysicist Ethan Siegel.
Are you more likely to think everything is going well with your finances if the politics of your country’s leaders align with yours? One new study says yes.
As wonderful as the evidence that supports or invalidates a theory is, it can never truly kill the ones that don’t work out. When it comes to science, we like to […]
No matter what the science says, there’s no excuse for cruel behavior to a colleague. Look out into the distant Universe as far as you possibly can, and you’ll come […]
Researchers believe they have enough evidence to support the “kelp highway hypothesis.”
We’ve come so far since 2015; what do we know about dark matter now that we didn’t know then? Back in 2015, the dark matter situation was pretty straightforward: the large-scale […]
Where gravity comes from has been an utter mystery. String theory offers an explanation.
Dark matter, dark energy, and why there’s more matter than antimatter? There’s an experiment to explore if neutrinos could solve all three. When you take a look at the Universe in […]