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What Hubble sees at its best is only a tease for what James Webb will deliver. “With the Hubble telescope and all the other things that are out there, I believe […]
A 17-year-old British schoolboy spots an error in the data from International Space Station's radiation sensors.
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Even our most imaginative expectations of AI are only primitive — but as neuroscience understands the brain more deeply, it will unlock the full potential of hybrid intelligence.
Does the thought of death make you anxious? A new study suggests that the fear of mortality isn't really about the afterlife at all.
Billionaire George Soros, the subject of countless conservative conspiracy theories, funds the opposition to President Trump's agenda.
You know what would make LEGO even better? A base tape that lets you build against gravity.
It's not that the brain is a quantum computer, but that we can use quantum theory to explain it.
Two-thirds of all cancers are caused by DNA replication errors, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. But don't light a celebratory cigarette just yet.
If it was good enough for more than 75 years, why not once again? “The cosmic game changed forever in 1992. Before then, logic told us that there had to be […]
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The advent of portable technology has exploited our reptilian addiction switch like never before.
US scientists fearing for Earth's climate future begin testing solar geoengineering. The consequences may be terrifying — which is exactly why we need these small-scale experiments.
Studies and trials point to the potential of a rave drug becoming the newest antidepressant medication in decades.
You know how bright the full Moon is. Well, from the Moon, how would the ‘full Earth’ compare? “I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted […]
Warning: these maps might leave a strange taste in your mouth
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For once, beer is going to clarify your understanding. Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss lays down the empirical evidence for the mechanics of the Big Bang.
Pay your bills, slip through security, and take a train, all without fumbling through your wallet.
The Onion founding editor Scott Dikkers says every joke can be categorized in one of 11 "funny filters."
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Philosopher of mind Daniel Dennett waxing wise and wicked on consciousness, dolphins, and more.
We claim it’s the leftover glow from the Big Bang, but where is this light actually coming from? “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we […]
Stephen Hawking has accepted an offer to go to space. He's one of the world's most famous scientists, who's been paralyzed due to ALS for much of his life.