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Globular clusters are some of the most ancient cosmic relics that still survive in our Milky Way today. Famed Terzan 5 isn't one of them.
When editors dueled with pistols at dawn and news went viral for pennies.
With targets from all across the Universe, focusing a space telescope — with so many moving parts — is challenging, but doable. Here's how.
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Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to protect your brain against Alzheimer's and the science of forgetting.
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The vicious 1828 presidential campaign reveals how fake news, partisan media, and political smear tactics have shaped American democracy for two centuries.
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We often ask how to reach enlightenment, as if it’s a destination. A better question may be: how do we practice enlightened behavior in everyday life? And once we begin, how does our reality evolve?
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By probing the Universe on atomic scales and smaller, we can reveal the entirety of the Standard Model, and with it, the quantum Universe.
Skepticism used to be an integral part of any liberal arts education. Here’s why we need to bring it back.
Despite their rarity, boron and beryllium can both be detected within white dwarf atmospheres. What does their presence and abundance imply?
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Tim Spector breaks down the science of how gut microbes produce the chemicals that shape your mood, your immune system, and your cognitive health.
America’s penny press transformed journalism in the 1830s, using hoaxes, sensationalism, and mass circulation to create a blueprint for modern media.
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We often ask what new technology can do. Yale philosopher L.A. Paul asks a deeper question: what does it do to the people who use it?
When JWST opened its eyes, it spied a huge number of Little Red Dots. What we saw inside was a puzzle, but what's missing could solve it.
After a period of cosmic inflation came to an end, the hot Big Bang commenced. 13.8 billion years later, we arrived. Here's how we got here.
In a lightless canyon at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, Earth has been quietly collecting dead whales. Scientists have just discovered the archive.
Once you cross over to the inside of an event horizon, you can never come out again. But then, how do black holes emit all sorts of things?
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Charles Duhigg explains why trying to eliminate a bad habit is neurologically futile, and what to do instead.
Introducing Big Think’s first-ever poster — a stunningly detailed infographic of the universe from its earliest moments to the present day.
This 11-point scale aims to reduce the number of "false alarm" sightings so scientists can focus on harder-to-explain reports.