A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
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Every proton contains three quarks: two up and one down. But charm quarks, heavier than the proton itself, have been found inside. How?
Fulfillment at work isn’t about finding your passion; it’s about cultivating the relationships that create a sense of belonging.
From Brahms to Tchaikovsky, here’s a curated list of composers whose music has shaped the classical canon.
If we were born trillions of years in the future, could we even figure out our cosmic history?
After 20 months, scientists find lab-dish brain cells matured at a similar rate to those of an actual infant.
Put two grapes close together in a microwave and you’ll get an electrifying result, all because of the physics of plasmas.
The latest gravitational wave data from LIGO and Virgo finally shows us the truth: there are no “gaps” in the masses of black holes.
The odds are slim, but the consequences would be devastating. Here’s what would happen, plus how to avoid it.
The Big Bang was hot, dense, uniform, and filled with matter and energy. Before that? There was nothing. Here’s how that’s possible.
Can playing video games really curb the risk of depression? Experts weigh in.
Although most of the Universe’s mass is dark matter, which gravitates just as well as normal matter, it still can’t make black holes.
When three wise men gifted baby Jesus with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they had no idea one was made from colliding neutron stars.
GPS holds the key, but astronomers can’t do it without help. Since 2019, the night sky — as seen by both human eyes and the telescopes we use to enhance our views of […]
And can scientists even agree on what ‘nothing’ means? The more curious we get about the great cosmic unknowns, the more unanswered questions our investigations of the Universe will reveal. […]
Almost certainly not. Here’s the science of why. The Universe, as we know it, simply doesn’t add up. On the one hand, we can look out on a cosmic scale and […]
The most massive nearby stars could be the seeds our supermassive black holes need. The problem with the Universe, as we see it today, is that we only get a snapshot […]
How do you overcome the tension between autonomy and solidarity?
The bill would effectively legalize marijuana at the federal level, while allowing states to draft their own laws.
Trump is #45 but Pence is #48 – and other strange consequences of the curious office of vice president.
There’s a boundary to how far back we can observe everything that exists. Despite everything we’ve learned about our Universe, there are many existential questions that remain unanswered. We don’t know […]
New forensic evidence and three other theories on London’s most notorious serial killer
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Hawking radiation should really be happening, but black holes are farther from decaying than ever before. Black holes are, in many ways, the most extreme objects that will ever exist in […]
Cranston won his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network.
Renowned scientists and technologists who’ve passed away in 2018.
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If a star spins and then collapses, what happens to its angular momentum? The most common way to form a black hole in the Universe is to have a massive […]