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Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances.
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The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.
The Amazon Rainforest is often called “The Planet’s Lungs.”
Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.
Mother Nature and the laws of physics have a death warrant out for humanity, says Michio Kaku. Can we escape it?
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Erik Verlinde has been compared to Einstein for completely rethinking the nature of gravity.
We still don’t have proof of intelligent life beyond that on Earth.
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Though quantum teleportation has been demonstrated, the beam-me-up kind is still fiction.
Tardigrades – commonly called “water bears” – were among the payload of an Israeli lunar lander that crashed into the moon in April.
When we send messages to the stars, just what are we getting ourselves into?
The first human-monkey hybrid has allegedly been created in a Chinese lab.
This exoplanet is 10 times hotter than any world we measured and shaped like a football.
We may find signs of life a mere 31 light-years away.
A mind-bending physics theory may explain why we have one reality instead of many.
The risk of space debris collisions grows greater every year.
Stargazing is a form of time travel.
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Stargazing is a form of time travel.
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Our clean energy needs to be sourced responsibly right from the get-go.
Someday we’ll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner.
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Here’s how to harness the sunlight, even if you’re sitting in an office all day.
If philosophers don’t try to mesh their long-held views with new scientific insights, then we have a problem.
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Tiny glassy beads called microtektites were found in fossilized shell remains.
Eric Weinstein says that we need to rethink the current scientific model to allow for more dreaming.
Designers from Luxembourg created a smart planter that can give anyone a green thumb.
Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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When it comes to lifelong conditions like autism spectrum disorder, we tend to be biased in a way that obscures reality.
Two Apollo 11 astronauts question NASA’s planetary safety procedures.