Researchers estimate there may be as many as ten million trillion trillion phages on Earth — that’s 10 with 30 zeros after it.
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Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
Man does not live by measurement alone.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
Whether you run the clock forward or backward, most of us expect the laws of physics to be the same. A 2012 experiment showed otherwise.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
Music and sounds only seem to reduce pain in mice when played at a specific volume.
Did fire change the development of the human brain?
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
There’s a limit to how large planets can be, and it’s only about double the radius of Jupiter. At least, so far.
With almost every shovel of sand shifted in Egypt, another artifact comes to light.
Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?
If argumentation led to nothing, it would soon be thrown into the evolutionary dustbin.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
While becoming a monk is an evolutionary dead end for the individual, celibacy reaps benefits for the group as a whole.
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.
Computers are growing more powerful and more capable, but everything has limits
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
Finding this missing piece of water’s path through the universe offers clues to how it came to be on Earth.
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
A computer that could decidedly pass Alan Turing’s test would represent a major step toward artificial general intelligence.
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
Monsters have always represented societal fears, but narrative art also casts doubt on whether we fully understand our monsters — and their slayers.
Questioning isn’t just a way to get the right answer — it’s also a means for sustaining relationships and creative thinking.
Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.