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Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.
Is fasting the key to burning fat? It's not that simple.
There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on beneath the single plate of Mars.
Almost all our school improvements fail. Here’s why.
John Templeton Foundation
Giant particle accelerators aren't a waste of money. They are essential for understanding the Universe.
In all of science, no figures have changed the world more than Einstein and Newton. Will anyone ever be as revolutionary again?
Preventing scurvy is not just a problem in the Antarctic.
What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?
A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
We've only seen Uranus up close once: from Voyager 2, back in 1986. The next time we do it, its features will look entirely different.
The Standard Model of elementary particles has three nearly identical copies of particles: generations. And nobody knows why.
A next-generation LHC++ could cost $100 billion. Here's why such a machine could end up being a massive waste of money.
The base rate fallacy may help to explain low reproducibility in various fields of science.
We all play the genetic lottery – and the outcome matters a lot.
John Templeton Foundation
On July 12, 2022, JWST will release its first science images. Here are 5 ways the telescope's findings could change science forever.
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
Experimental archaeology is the practice of recreating past events using knowledge and tools available at the time. Sometimes, it involves elephants.
It could make enough drinking water for a family of four.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
The chemistry of cooking over an open flame.