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Basic and breath-taking – Dr. Frank Wilczek addresses symmetry’s critical role in nature’s laws and what we consider to be beautiful.
John Templeton Foundation
The idea of black holes has been around for over 200 years. Today, we're seeing them in previously unimaginable ways.
Aristotle's ancient virtues play a vital role in today's war.
Data from NASA, ESA, and Roscosmos suggest that long durations in space cause changes in the brain, some of which are linked to vision problems.
Researchers believe they have found a single point mutation in an infection-sensing gene that causes the autoimmune disorder.
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
Capturing energy from clubbers could help power homes and buildings.
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
Was there an intelligent, technologically advanced species long before humans existed? Could there have been a dinosaur civilization?
It's the clitoris, stupid!
Popular media often frame scientists as having a cold, sterile view of the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
John Templeton Foundation
Singapore is a breeding ground of truly green buildings.
3mins
Former Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.
Stand Together
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
And debate over it started soon after.
Astronomers in 2017 caught an image of a supermassive black hole in a galaxy far, far away. Doing it in our own galaxy is a huge milestone.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?