65 million years ago, an asteroid strike caused the 5th great mass extinction. Could we save Earth, today, from a similar event?
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We are tearing ourselves apart over gender issues, with the result that the problems of boys and men are left untreated.
If it wasn’t a singularity, how small could it have been? Today, when you look out in any direction as far as the laws of physics allow us to see, the […]
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called “butterfly disease.”
When Saint Ambrose of Milan was venerated, his life became public property, its meaning expanding with the unique interpretations of each new generation.
Even before the Big Bang, energetic radiation was always present. When it comes to the physical Universe, the notion of “nothing” may truly be possible only in theory, not in […]
The gospels imply that Jesus became famous as much for his exorcisms as his ministry.
A series of recent studies found that people with healthy levels of vitamin D were less likely to contract COVID-19 and suffer severe complications from it.
If it weren’t for a subatomic quantum rule, our Universe would be vastly different. In many ways, our views of the distant Universe are the closest things we’ll ever get […]
Whether they’re gas giants or rocky planets makes all the difference for life. Over the past 30 years, we went from not knowing if there were planets like ours around other […]
It’s been precisely 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang occurred. Here’s how we know.
Our galaxy not only isn’t stationary, but different parts are accelerating at different rates. When we think about the Universe as a whole, the accelerations that objects experience from our […]
To overcome burnout, we need to change how we think about the relationship between dignity and work, argues Jonathan Malesic.
Finding out how the Universe grew up was the biggest science goal of JWST. This ultra-early proto-galaxy cluster is one amazing discovery.
As viewed by the MeerKAT telescope, this radio view of the Milky Way blows away every other way we’ve ever seen our home galaxy.
Many workers moved home on the promise or hope that they’d be able to keep working remotely at least some of the time after the pandemic ended.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
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At just 3 solar masses, it eliminates the “mass gap.” Searching for black holes is one of the most difficult astronomical games a scientist can play. Emitting no light of their […]
Research from NASA reveals Mars’ spectacular volcanic past.
An exclusive interview with physicist Lee Smolin reveals how abandoning Einstein’s dream may have been a terrible mistake.
Diversity training is easy to get wrong. Here’s how to build an effective program.
There have been some 6,000 Great Lakes shipwrecks, which have claimed an estimated 30,000 lives. These maps show some of them.
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
Journey to the West is rightly considered one of the most influential novels ever written, but the real reason for its success may be its charismatic poster-boy: The Monkey King.
The most unique interloper into our Solar System has a natural explanation that fits perfectly — no aliens required.
It’s called the “hipster effect,” and a study from Brandeis University mathematician Jonathan Touboul explains how it happens.
A well-known psychology trick called the “rubber hand illusion” could be useful for treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Einstein’s laws of gravity have been challenged many times, but have always emerged victorious. Could wide binary stars change all that?