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Scientists have known blobs existed for a long time, but how they have behaved over Earth’s history has been an open question.
skills gap
As the skills gap grows, learning and development can help ensure the viability of an organization’s talent well into the future.
science god
Many people perceive the struggle to understand our Universe as a battle between science and God. But this is a false dichotomy.
chess insanity
Chess was once blamed for triggering mental health problems, including suicide and even murder. Today, the same is said of video games.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world's most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
time dilation
The idea of "absolute time" was our default for millennia. But time is relative, as gravity and motion both cause time to dilate.
Psychologist Adrian Furnham has termed this effect the male hubris, female humility problem.
Wander into the deep recesses of the mind and never return the same with these existentialist books.
ballooning spiders
Small spiders use their silk threads to passively fly, a process called ballooning. Learning how could help atmospheric scientists.
pancreatic cancer
If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
Cambrian explosion
Scientists across a range of disciplines have helped solve Darwin's dilemma.
earendel
The Hubble Space Telescope, 32 years after its launch, broke the all-time record for most distant star. It won't do better.
In some Asian countries, what's in your blood may influence your social status.
The story of how Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were made isn't a universal one. Some gas giants were built different.
From Brahms to Tchaikovsky, here's a curated list of composers whose music has shaped the classical canon.
It's possible to measure philosophy's progress in two ways. But is that really the point?
earendel
The light from Earendel took 12.9 billion years to reach Hubble. The star is millions of times brighter than our Sun and 50 times as massive.
mercury diamonds
Due to a crust of carbon, the absence of oxygen, and constant bombardment from meteorites, the planet Mercury may be littered with diamonds.
The study shows that it’s possible to map the wildly subjective psychedelic experiences to specific brain regions.