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They cannot thrive in the current ecosystem.
Spirals and ellipticals rule the Universe, but every so often, something far more intricate shows up. “For me, the study of these laws is inseparable from a love of Nature […]
If energy is always conserved, then what “gains” the energy that photons lose as the Universe expands? “…in every kind of chemical change no loss of matter occurs […] in all […]
"Humans are allergic to change,” Grace Hopper once said. “They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise."
Living longer, but worrying more. Why?
How does he deliver presents to hundreds of millions of households in just one night? With physics, of course! “Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to […]
The roots of the word “Christmas” express two kinds of liberation (of, and from, the masses) with some shortening. Much that matters is hidden in the unsung history of words, and their translations… there's the rub…
If there is a quantum theory of gravity, is String Theory the only game in town? “I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to […]
At some point, our antibiotics are going to stop working. Are drug-resistant bacteria winning?
New research suggests that positive interactions between strangers create empathy where it wasn't before.
We all make small mistakes, but sometimes journalists report the complete and utter opposite of what a study really found.
Despite all those weeks sunning themselves and enjoying breaks from work, the French are among the most productive workers in the world. Americans could be, too.
What could we do with a little more peace of mind?
If it bleeds, it leads.
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The world was able to completely revolutionize warfare between the start of World War I and World War II. Who's to say we can't replicate that sort of rapid change over the next 20 years, except with a goal of improving the environment?
How much is a copy really worth?
The Internet is contributing to the demise of 95 percent of the world's languages. Paradoxically, Google may have the solution.
An Applicant’s Guide To NASA Astronaut Selection This guest post was written by Brian Shiro: NOAA geophysicist, NASA researcher, and co-founder of Astronauts for Hire. “I wasn’t destined to be […]
Street vendors benefit the economy in all kinds of ways.