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Those white spots are still salt, but there’s so much more there! “Although impact processes dominate the surface geology on Ceres, we have identified specific color variations on the surface […]
Compared to Earth, Mars is small, cold, dry, and lifeless. But 3.4 billion years ago, a killer asteroid caused a Martian megatsunami.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
From here on Earth, looking farther away in space means looking farther back in time. So what are distant Earth-watchers seeing right now?
The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.
Here’s how to appreciate them from a distance.
Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we've finally figured out how they form.
1859's Carrington event gave us a preview of how catastrophic the Sun could be for humanity. But it could get even worse than we imagined.
As always, aDNA research raises as many questions as answers.
Every December, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Its 2021 show will be spectacular, but only if you do it right.
The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.
The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis argues that a comet strike caused major changes to climate and human cultures on Earth about 13,000 years ago.
As a form of civil disobedience, hacking can help make the world a better place.
Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?
It might have been Einstein’s greatest blunder, but it’s our leading theory today. One of the most mysterious components in the entire Universe is dark energy, which — if we’re being honest with […]
And what can it teach us about our Solar System’s earliest days? In many ways, astronomy is unique among the sciences. In every other field, you have the ability to design […]
Radical thinker Rutger Bregman paints a new, more beautiful portrait of humanity.
To war is human – and Neanderthals were very like us.
Don’t miss the summer’s greatest natural sights of all. Some of the natural highlights of our night sky are easy to overlook. Every year, you’ll hear about some of the brightest, […]
Mexico City, already progressive, takes more steps to protect its LGBT+ citizens.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
Cybercriminals have a wide variety of motivations for their attacks, and, correspondingly, there are a wide variety of targets. While few of us will find ourselves in positions where we […]
If this newfound galaxy is just the tip of the iceberg, the entire Universe may fall into place. One of the greatest challenges for a scientist is that every time you […]
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Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.