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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.
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn't exist.
The rhetorical fallout is greater than the radioactive fallout.
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
More than any other of Einstein's equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
In "Off the Edge", journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
Professional astronomy images are the gold standard. But this Large Magellanic Cloud composite is the amateur community's best image ever.
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
Our research on a Martian meteorite provides new clues about early surface conditions on the red planet.
The natural wonders of Mauritius include the spectacular sight of an underwater waterfall. Here's the science of how it works.
Scientists captured it on footage 1.5 miles below the surface.
Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.
George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth
Washington first took the oath of office of the president of the United States with just one natural tooth remaining.
What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
Once science operations begin for James Webb, we'll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here's what everyone should know.
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.
The quadratic formula isn't just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
The Poisson distribution has everyday applications in science, finance, and insurance. To compare the results of some biomedical studies, more people ought to be familiar with it.