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Going to smaller and smaller distance scales reveals more fundamental views of nature, which means if we can understand and describe the smallest scales, we can build our way to […]
Preferring "bases not places," the U.S. does not really resemble the empires of old.
How can we understand mysterious planets like Jupiter? Use giant lasers!
Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.
Bitcoin's creator owns five percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, meaning that he has a larger percent of Bitcoin than the U.S. has of gold.
The raw ingredients just weren’t there. Thankfully, their predecessors were. Here on Earth, our planet practically overflows with life. After more than 4 billion years, life has spread to practically […]
There's no telling whether machine-learned common sense is five years away, or 50.
It does not matter if intelligent life exists elsewhere. We will never find each other.
Money can buy happiness — if you spend it on others, research suggests.
A genetic study of British Columbia grizzly bears finds a weird link to local human languages.
The scientists, not the fossil fuel industry, were right all along. Back in 1990, the world’s top climate scientists convened to put together a report on the state of Earth’s climate. […]
While a squirrel's life may look simple to human observers – climb, eat, sleep, repeat – it involves finely tuned cognitive skills.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
Why I was prepared to hate The Structure of Scientific Revolutions but ended up loving it.
It is difficult to save a species that does not seem to care about saving itself.
And the one step we can take to show extraterrestrials we’re figuring it out. Every year, Earth’s meteor showers accomplish two important tasks. This composite photograph shows a large number of […]
This everyday electrical phenomenon had no widely accepted scientific explanation — perhaps, until now.