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Have we already found dark matter? It may be hiding in existing data, says a study.
The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the innovations that have been desperately needed in higher education all along.
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Here's what the world's space agencies hope to learn about the Red planet.
A European start-up uses satellite data to pinpoint individual sources of abnormal methane concentration.
How can you use new tools, techniques, and technologies to rethink your personal productivity and enhance your future self?
Is the cult of youth what we really want trailing us into the afterlife?
Today's agriculture workers face 21 days of heat that exceed safety standards. That number will double by 2050.
A generation ago, NASA launched their great observatories to explore the Universe. It’s time for round 2. Throughout the history of astronomy, every advance we’ve ever made has come about because […]
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The lessons we've learned here on Earth will affect how we govern a new world.
Most homes are using insufficient methods to determine when chicken is done cooking and safe to eat.
The 57-year-old is teaming up with NASA and SpaceX for the film project, which is to be set aboard the International Space Station.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen might have discovered a cure.
Join Big Think's co-founder and president Peter Hopkins in conversation with Professor Linda Hill on what it takes to be a boss during COVID-19.
It’s 100 years since astronomy’s famous ‘great debate.’ We still haven’t learned the most compelling lesson of all. So, you’ve arrived at a crossroads: you think the world works in a […]
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Do space and time really exist? NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller looks at the implications of Einstein's famous equation E=mc2.
Your morning coffee is good for you - if you drink it at the right time.
On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.
Apps that warn about close contact with COVID-19 cases can help relax social distancing rules.
Those ancient Chinese philosophers earned their insights.
Across the land, state-driven pacts, partnerships, councils and task forces replace a coordinated federal response.