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farthest galaxy
We've fooled ourselves before with galaxies that look just like this one. The evidence we have simply isn't strong enough.
texas geothermal
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
overwash
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.
I hate grading. I love teaching, though, and giving students feedback is teaching.
chemical weapons
One research group's AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
In the latest edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast, we talk with soon-to-be Dr. Arianna Long about galaxies, from birth to today.
kama sutra
There is much more to the Kama Sutra than just sex. It's a guide to anyone wanting more pleasure in life, however they take it.
hypoallergenic cats
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
ancient smells
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
parrots
Parrots outlive other birds and most mammals.
An optical telescope with a massive 20-foot (6-meter) mirror has an eye-popping price tag of $11 billion.
cosmic rays
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
tevatron standard model
Fermilab's TeVatron just released the best mass measurement of the W-boson, ever. Here's what doesn't add up.
marvel studios
Time for a status check before watching "Moon Knight."
On forums, “true bitcoiners” didn’t talk about technology or crypto. Instead, they talked about trust and corruption.
There have been some 6,000 Great Lakes shipwrecks, which have claimed an estimated 30,000 lives. These maps show some of them.
Green origami paper shamrock clover
Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.
To Vladimir Putin, a young KGB colonel at the time, the decision was a colossal mistake.