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In the perilous mountains of Tibet, archaeologists unearthed ancient hand and footprints that seem to be the creative work of children.
Are the stellar remnants in our cosmic backyard actually our parents and grandparents?
American and French troops turned capturing Hitler’s chalet into a game.
Engineers borrowed the maple tree's "helicopter" to design tiny, flying microchips, which perform various tasks while in whirling free fall.
A future kitchen appliance could make it possible to 3D-print entirely new recipes and cook them with lasers.
When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.
The most massive galaxies lost their star-forming material very early on and never got it back.
New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, boosting gaming systems, 5G networks, and more.
The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
The Copernican principle states that Earth is an ordinary planet, but that does not mean that life is ordinary in the universe.
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Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller explains how a solar storm could wipe out civilization… and what we can do to prevent catastrophe.
The Russian writer’s scorn went beyond a difference in taste; Leo Tolstoy virulently hated everything Shakespeare had come to stand for.
Scientists use tripping rats to show that LSD disrupts communication between two key brain regions.
Everything else in the universe is either a particle or field. Dark energy behaves as neither, and it may be a property inherent to space itself.
Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.
This is a time for family and friends to gather, watch the full moon and eat mooncakes and other delicacies.
Which philosopher had the strongest arguments? David Hume, who raised some of the best challenges for science, ethics, and religion.
From "shell shock" to "combat fatigue," the wars of the past century have violently illuminated the power trauma can wield over the mind and body.
Phobos and Deimos only have two explanations, and neither one adds up.
Research from NASA reveals Mars’ spectacular volcanic past.