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Straddling the bounds of science and religion, Newton wondered who set the planets in motion. Astrophysics reveals the answer.
View of Earth from space showing a partially illuminated hemisphere with detailed ocean and cloud patterns against a backdrop of stars.
In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth's surface. Instead, it managed to take over the geospheres.
A man in a suit and bowler hat sits on a large turtle, holding reins attached to the turtle's head, symbolizing a steady change in pace.
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.
Image of a galaxy cluster with a purple haze showing dark matter, surrounded by numerous distant stars and galaxies against the dark backdrop of space.
How do normal matter and dark matter separate by so much when galaxy clusters collide? Astronomers find the surprising, unexpected answer.
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“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
Illustration of radio telescopes detecting propylene oxide molecules in space, against a star-filled galaxy background.
Such discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.
Three Masai men, dressed in traditional attire and adorned with beaded jewelry, gather around a smartphone in an outdoor setting.
And, more importantly, what’s being done to get them online?
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What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.
A person in traditional attire works meticulously on a sculpture at a small table in a workshop filled with various art pieces and tools, drawing from deep geido knowledge to perfect each detail.
You will need determination, humility, and courage if you are to master anything.
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Even in the very early Universe, there were heavy, supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. How did they get so big so fast?
Much like a muscle, providing effective feedback is an asset leaders can develop over time with focus, consistent effort and commitment.
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Have you ever noticed how many things you interact with but can’t name? So did we.
A digital network visualization with red person icons interconnected by lines symbolizes communication and connectivity. The background is dark with bright red lines forming a web-like structure, evoking the strategic mind of your inner CEO.
The new corporate landscape demands an approach to leadership based on empowering the “inner CEO.”
Often viewed as a purely theoretical, calculational tool only, direct observation of the Lamb Shift proved their very real existence.
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Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
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From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity's journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.
A person is sleeping, dreaming of a woman packing multiple bags and suitcases.
"Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'"
Webb’s image of NGC 1512 shows a face-on barred spiral galaxy anchored by its central region, which is circular and shows a bright white point at the center with blue and yellow circles around it. The galaxy’s large bar is crossed by filamentary dust lanes that extend diagonally to the top left and bottom right. The bar is connected to a dense oval-shaped ring of orange spiral arms that start at the edges of the bar
In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it's changed our view of the Universe.
A detailed painting of a pensive young woman with brown hair, dressed in red, looking down thoughtfully, hinting at a new chapter that balances her happy moments and quiet reflections.
We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.