The world’s 10 most affected countries are spending up to 59% of their GDP on the effects of violence.
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If you had a clear western horizon, you had your shot at this view! On September 9, 2021, the Moon and Venus nearly overlapped. A simulated view of the post-sunset skies […]
A new MIT report proposes how humans should prepare for the age of automation and artificial intelligence.
A global survey shows the majority of countries favor Android over iPhone.
The past ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The future won’t be nearly so bright.
The laws of physics aren’t changing. The Earth is. When it comes to any physical science, we know that the fundamental rules governing how the Universe works remain constant with time. […]
And the one step we can take to show extraterrestrials we’re figuring it out. Every year, Earth’s meteor showers accomplish two important tasks. This composite photograph shows a large number of […]
In a joint briefing at the 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, NASA and NOAA revealed 2020’s scorching climate data.
Researchers find that the coffee pulp is valuable in its own right.
Science is an ongoing flirtation with the unknown.
A revolution of the mind must occur in order for humanity to succeed on a finite planet.
The Hubble Space Telescope, 32 years after its launch, broke the all-time record for most distant star. It won’t do better.
Democritus also did not believe in free will but was still known as the “laughing philosopher.”
Scientists are using bioelectronic medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, an approach that capitalizes on the ancient “hardwiring” of the nervous system.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
A new study casts doubt on previous research showing that emotional well-being plateaus at an income of $75,000 per year.
A brief passage from a recent UN report describes what could be the first-known case of an autonomous weapon, powered by artificial intelligence, killing in the battlefield.
We’ve already observed three cases where it’s happened. When you look at an object in space, it’s pretty easy to tell if it’s a star or a planet. Stars are […]
The research suggests that roughly 1 percent of galaxy clusters look atypical and can be easily misidentified.
A new study explores how using positive labels to describe a majority group may negative impact perceptions of minority groups.
It is impossible for science to arrive at ultimate truths, but functional truths are good enough.
Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.
Now an insult, ‘cretin’ was the medical term for a debilitating disease endemic in the Alps until the early 20th century.
A new “evidence-based nature prescription program” will see patients spending time in the woods.
The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.
In 1990, we only knew of the planets in our own Solar System. Today, the exoplanet count is more than 5000. Here’s what we’ve learned.
Once merely a theoretical curiosity, they might be the key to understanding so much more. Out of all of the known particles — both fundamental and composite — there are a whole slew of properties […]
When you measure not just light, but light’s polarization, you learn so much more. It’s been over 100 years since the first solution for a black hole was discovered in General […]
Researchers figure out the average temperatures of the last ice age on Earth.