As bad as this sounds, a new essay suggests that we live in a surprisingly egalitarian age.
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A study says nature’s candy can be a valuable supplement to sunblock.
Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.
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Australian researchers figure out a new way to apply extreme pressure and squeeze out diamonds.
In special relativity, the statement that two events happened at the same time is meaningless.
A radical redesign of commercial aircraft, called the flying-V plane, could increase fuel efficiency by 20%, greatly reducing emissions.
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?
JWST has seen more distant galaxies than any other observatory, ever. But many candidates for “most distant of all” are likely impostors.
“The function of private media is to make money for the people who own the media. It is a business,” Sanders said.
The gospels imply that Jesus became famous as much for his exorcisms as his ministry.
Russia’s cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we’ve finally figured out how they form.
For some reason, the charges on the electron and proton are equal and opposite, and their numbers are equal, too. But why?
No matter what physical system we consider, nature always obeys the same fundamental laws. Must it be this way, and if so, why?
We all know assholes. Perhaps, you are one. Now, psychologists are trying to answer one of life’s biggest mysteries: What, exactly, makes someone an asshole?
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
China’s dominance of the rare earth metal industry is part of its overall geopolitical strategy.
Sir Ken Robinson died on August 21 of cancer at the age of 70.
It is little more than a fancy excuse for escapist fantasizing.
If Rome was not built in a day, why do you think you can be?
It might seem like science and faith are at war, but the two have a historical synergy that extends back in time for centuries.
Mammals have a history stretching back 325 million years. To study that ancient history is to know our own origins.
When people pick the greatest scientist of all-time, Newton and Einstein always come up. Perhaps they should name Johannes Kepler, instead.
Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic cosmic events of all. On October 9, 2022, a remarkable one occurred: the brightest ever seen.
The ability to differentiate your emotions might make you less likely to suffer from depression, alcoholism, and anger issues.