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Jupiter's atmosphere is hotter than it should be, and now we know why.
It peaks the nights of August 11–13, but it’s no longer the year’s most reliable meteor shower. Every year, beginning in mid-July, planet Earth commences passing through an enormous debris […]
Icebergs aren't just a threat to unsinkable ships. Their ability to cause underwater landslides poses a danger to coastal cities.
Utopia is like a John Lennon song but with golden toilets.
For the first time, light that comes from behind a black hole has been spotted.
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
Our chart shows new additions since 1984 that have stuck around.
The new brain tumor treatment targets a cancer that kills 75% of patients within a year.
Meet MIT's Kate Darling, a robot ethicist who says that we should rethink our relationship with robots.
Americans don't like to ride the bus. There are ways to fix that.
Three ideas could help create the police force that Americans want.
Institute for Humane Studies
Even a small merger can trigger so much more than we realize. Practically every galaxy in the Universe has a supermassive black hole at their core. Ranging from millions to many […]
Some neurology experiments — such as growing miniature human brains and reanimating the brains of dead pigs — are getting weird. It's time to discuss ethics.
If we succeed in contacting them, will that seal humanity’s doom? One of the most wondrous questions of all concerns our place in the Universe. After 13.8 billion years of […]
Scientists look to erupted sea glass — lava that erupted in the ocean and was instantly chilled by the surrounding water — to take Earth's temperature.
For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay "fresh" for a long time.
When Olympic athletes perform dazzling feats of athletic prowess, they are using the same principles of physics that gave birth to stars and planets.
How the British obsession with tea triggered wars, led to bizarre espionage, and changed the world — many times.
Before it fueled Woodstock and the Summer of Love, LSD was brought to America to make spying easier.
And, if we have one, how close are we to it? No matter which direction we look in, or how far away our telescopes and instruments are capable of seeing, the […]