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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.
From physics and alchemy to theology and eschatology, Isaac Newton’s research was rooted in a personal pursuit of the Divine.
Math offers good evidence that humans can solve any problem — as long as there’s money in it.
Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.
The Universe is supposed to be the same everywhere and in all directions. So what's that giant "cold spot" doing out there?
If you want to have foamy beer inside the comfort of your own home, you need to invest in a special nucleated glass.
The catastrophic birth defect anencephaly affects about 1 in 4,600 pregnancies in the U.S. It is largely preventable with folic acid supplements.
Is the Universe finite or infinite? Does it go on forever or loop back on itself? Here's what would happen if you traveled forever.
Besides offering an incredibly cool way to get stuff into space, SpinLaunch promises to reduce the cost of a launch by 20-fold.
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Once numbering just 27 birds, the global population of California condors is now in the hundreds.
There are an estimated two trillion galaxies within the observable Universe. Most are already unreachable, and the situation only gets worse.
Scientists ranked countries on their end-of-life care. The U.S. fared poorly.
When reading critiques that inflate the uncertainty of science, ask these 7 questions.
Hubble's deepest views of space revealed fewer than 10% of the Universe's galaxies. James Webb will change that forever.
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This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
Impressive but deadly physics underlie catastrophic eruptions.
The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.
A boy in Germany seems to be the first person to be cured of a rare and painful skin condition commonly called "butterfly disease."
In terms of the planets we've discovered, super-Earths are by far the most common. What does that mean for the Universe?