Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.
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The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
Dig a 70-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait, and you get this amazing InterContinental Railway, which will reshape the world.
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
The road to intelligent life is a series of hard steps.
Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”
One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers' minds.
Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.
In our Universe, all stable atomic nuclei have protons in them; there's no stable "neutronium" at all. But what's the reason why?
Neutrons can be stable when bound into an atomic nucleus, but free neutrons decay away in mere minutes. So how are neutron stars stable?
"Conceptual isolation" offers an agreeable solution.
Your whole body is part of the instrument.
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?
Sometimes, going "deeper" doesn't reveal the answers you seek. By viewing more Universe with better precision, ESA's Euclid mission shines.
An influential series of books argues that the history of the world is the history of generations. Is it right?
The Standard Model of elementary particles has three nearly identical copies of particles: generations. And nobody knows why.
We have become the greatest threat to ourselves and to life on this planet. We need a set of agreed-upon safeguards to preserve our future.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn't kill them.
Particle physics needs a new collider to supersede the Large Hadron Collider. Muons, not electrons or protons, might hold the key.
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.
The value of art does not lie in the artwork itself but is instead determined by curators, collectors, critics, and other participants in the modern-day art market.
Everything everywhere all at once.
We will have a better shot at improving our lives once we come to understand, know, and love the people we will one day become.
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
With ~400 billion stars in the Milky Way and 6-20 trillion galaxies overall, that makes for a lot of stars. But not as many as you'd think.
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
A non-invasive method for looking inside structures is solving mysteries about the ancient pyramid.