If we don’t push the frontiers of physics, we’ll never learn what lies beyond our current understanding. At a fundamental level, what is our Universe made of? This question has […]
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The ultimate fate of the universe is a mind-bogglingly thing to think about. So what’s the final outcome for it all?
If you thought LIGO’s recent discoveries were profound and unusual, wait until you meet OJ 287. Recently, LIGO has revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe by discovering merging black holes. The […]
Scientists have long known of an association between Alzheimer’s disease and viruses, but whether that link is meaningful has been a mystery for decades. A new study published in the […]
People with “Maladaptive Daydreaming” spend an average of four hours a day lost in their imagination
“Daydreaming can evolve into an extreme and maladaptive behaviour, up to the point where it turns into a clinically significant condition,” scientists say.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been working for years to preserve the estimated 10,000 videos of nuclear bomb tests made by the U.S. government during the Cold War.
A new study claims that dark energy is changing with time. Here’s what it would mean, if true. For the past generation, we’ve recognized that our Universe is a particularly dark […]
A new paper suggests past research on MDMA often overestimated the dangers of the drug because the studies examined heavy users, not average ones.
Yes, life exists in our Universe. No, that statement doesn’t equal science. Imagine you’ve encountered a natural phenomenon you want to understand better, but don’t have the tools to do so. […]
The weather in most parts of Russia forces drivers to face harsh conditions — snow, mud, and poor visibility. It’s in this environment that Cognitive Technologies saw an opportunity.
LIGO and Virgo have now detected a total of 11 binary merger events. But exactly 0 were in the Milky Way. Here’s why. One of the most spectacular recent advances in […]
There’s no such thing as a theory that’s too beautiful to be wrong, if it doesn’t agree with experiment. The history of physics is filled with great ideas that you’ve […]
Any hypothesis, no matter how alluring, must be confronted with the full suite of data. Our Solar System may be the closest part of the Universe to us as we look […]
The Parker Solar Probe is the first time a spacecraft will ever get this close to the sun.
You already get all the vitamins you need on your dinner plate.
Singing increases breathing control and lung capacity, can improve your health, and releases the happy hormone.
Scientists have identified an alternative DNA structure described as a “twisted knot” inside living human cells. They’re calling it the i-motif.
Elon Musk revealed some new details about the early stages of the Boring Company’srnplans to transform the mass-transit system in Los Angeles.
The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 23 brand new videos! The experts featured below are diverse in both their backgrounds and skill sets, ranging from a theoretical physicist […]
We know that life is possible on an Earth-like world around a Sun-like star. But can it find a way on a Super-Earth? When it comes to the origin of […]
And other big questions we explored on our first day at the World Science Festival.
In the search for the youngest planet in the Universe, astronomers may have accidentally stumbled upon something entirely new. Growing up is hard to do in the Universe. In the great […]
Louie Psihoyos — the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove — is scouting out locations for his latest project, a real-life dolphin sanctuary.
These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.
Scientists have been probing our solar system for extraterrestrial life.
Scientists in Australia have demonstrated that honeybees can be trained to understand the concept of zero, something which took humans millennia to develop.
Everything we know can be traced back to the Big Bang, and before that, cosmic inflation. But what if we look to the future? Looking out at the Universe today, it’s […]
In more than a dozen countries as far apart as Portugal and Russia, ‘Smith’ is the most popular occupational surname