And if the Universe is expanding, does that mean these ripples can break the speed of light? “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of […]
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As we all still recover from the Paris attacks, remember the beauty and joy of one of the most forgotten French discoveries. “Truth is more valuable if it takes you […]
New techniques in cryogenics may fundamentally affect the identity of the revived.
Despite all those weeks sunning themselves and enjoying breaks from work, the French are among the most productive workers in the world. Americans could be, too.
Scientific innovation is not only one of America’s greatest successes, but also what makes America great.
There may be another human’s DNA trapped inside of you. This foreign DNA could potentially influence which hand is dominant or the propensity to develop Alzheimer’s.
A new study shows how children who face difficult times grow up to be anxious adults. Luckily, there’s something we all can do.
Amidst international conversations about climate change, Chinese artists are turning pollution into an artistic endeavor.
France has introduced a law banning supermarkets from disposing of quality, unsold food approaching its best-before date. It will help reduce the amount of food waste the country produces while also helping feed the country’s poor.
Free riders choose to reap the rewards of a public good without paying their portion of the cost necessary to produce it.
No doubt you’ve heard one of these arguments given as a reason against gun control. Problem is, it’s very dubious logic.
Terrorists exploit the “glamor of action movies, video games, and gangsta rap.” Counterterrorist efforts somehow have to counter that glamorization.
Although it seems savvy to defer to “the data,” the devil is in the mixed details. For example, humans on average have one testicle and one ovary.
The first of the next generation of telescopes is already under construction. Here’s the audacious new science we’re in for! “We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and […]
Is it possible, how would it affect us, and would we be destroyed as a result? “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is […]
It’s been 60 years since Rosa Parks stood up for equality on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. What would she have to say today?
As Snowden’s public profile continues to grow, it will be interesting to see how governments navigate their criticisms of him.
You know you’ve gone off the deep end when the human incarnation of Darth Vader says your proposal “goes against everything we stand for and believe in.”
We all make small mistakes, but sometimes journalists report the complete and utter opposite of what a study really found.
How do you map a half-discovered country? You make up the other half!
The ad has been praised for its inclusivity, but it’s more transgressive than that.
Why the argument that “this idea is absurd” is no argument at all. “He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and […]
The battle over gun control is really about fear.
Scientists work on it, it’s consistent with science, and it hopes to be the biggest scientific breakthrough of all. But it’s missing one key ingredient. “As of now, string theorists […]
How the “hierarchy problem,” or why gravity is so much weaker than everything else, might be the key to the entire Universe. “I just think too many nice things have […]
Science is the best tool we have for predicting the future. Here’s what the next year ought to bring. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s […]
The picture is real, but the UFO explanation? Surely we can do better. “It’s almost like I feel I’m just moving there, and I’m not coming back.”–Scott Kelly On his 233rd […]
Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Groups and Clusters are all real. But Superclusters? They’re nothing more than optical illusions. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.” –Virginia Woolf […]
If Americans get a “D” in science, what should the A-students do? “It is worthwhile, too, to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times […]
“Life is short; art endures” — As art time capsules proliferate, who is deciding what constitutes art worth saving for later?