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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.
How can you "touch the Sun" if you've always been inside the solar corona, yet will never reach the Sun's photosphere?
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
After decades of development, whether NASA's Webb succeeds or fails all comes down to five critical milestones that are only days away.
Life largely owes its existence to this equation. Be sure to hug your house plant today.
Memory errors may actually indicate a way in which the human cognitive system is “optimal” or “rational.”
The scientists are headed "straight to the FDA" to begin human trials.
In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts.
Science is a method of inquiry about nature, while scientism is philosophy. And scientism is no longer up to the challenge of meeting the most pressing issues of our day.
The metaverse has the potential to be revolutionary, for both good and bad. Here is how we can maximize the former and prevent the latter.
Drones have a lot to learn from the landing abilities of birds.
Forget little green men: These scientists say we should be more worried about little green germs.
Why does Seattle continue to be a place that nurtures the development of breakthrough technologies but not Minneapolis, Memphis, or Minsk?
Our Solar System's outer reaches, and what's in them, was predicted long before the first Oort Cloud object was ever discovered.
Purely physical and chemical processes can deceive us into thinking that life is present, when it actually is not.
In tough competitions, men tend to give up early when they feel a low sense of control. Testosterone eradicates that effect.
The paper-thin device may also someday be used to stimulate bone growth.
The human brain makes a striking deviation from the normal building plan.
Until now, researchers believed davemaoite could never be found on Earth's surface.