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Individual space telescopes, like Hubble and JWST, revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. What if we had an array of them, instead?

Adams was infamously scooped when Neptune was discovered in 1846. His failure wasn’t the end, but a prelude to a world-changing discovery.

It could cut the time needed to reach Mars in half.

LK-99, almost certainly, isn’t a room-temperature superconductor. The underlying physics of the phenomenon helps us understand why.

It’s the ultimate setup for a Thanksgiving Day disaster. The physics of water and its solid, liquid, and gas phases compels us not to do it.

Ethan Kross, psychologist and author of “Shift,” explains how negative emotions help us live safely and well.

See the 3 biggest space stories from October 16-22, 2023.

From medieval myths to Shakespeare’s plays and modern cinema, British culture kept the Roman Empire alive long after its fall.

Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.

There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.

Innovation training encourages the kind of creativity and problem solving that can lead to breakthroughs in business.

An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.

Why implementing an individual development plan process is a smart move for organizations today, and how to get started.

This is your brain on work.

A dog’s breed isn’t as predictive of behavior as many think it is. Environment and upbringing play a much larger role.

Cosmic inflation, proposed back in 1980, is a theory that precedes and sets up the hot Big Bang. After thorough testing, is it still valid?

Locked inside their minds, thousands await a cure. Neuroscientist Daniel Toker is racing to find it.

For extraordinary long-term success in business we can look to insights from British Olympic cycling, Roger Federer and neuroeconomics.

“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.” 

If philosophers really enjoy one thing, it’s a good debate — but not an argument.

Dark energy is one of the biggest mysteries in all the Universe. Is there any way to avoid “having to live with it?”

Due to chaos, it was long thought that planets couldn’t stably orbit systems containing three stars. GW Orionis is the first counterexample.

“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.

So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.

Creating a culture of innovation requires champions and cheerleaders at every level and in every function within an organization.

More than two years after JWST began science operations, our Universe now looks very different. Here are its biggest science contributions.

Talent wants to be free — but a safe company culture puts “the maze in the mouse” and shackles progress.

When does “oversharing” become an issue?

Bob Dylan gave us the paradoxical gem “there’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all.” He had a point.

The pursuit of excellence is a noble goal — but constantly having to prove your self-worth can derail your plans for success.