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The White House quoted the president as telling ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega that she’s “never thanking.”

From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.

A Carrington-magnitude event would kill millions, and cause trillions of dollars in damage. Sadly, it isn’t even the worst-case scenario.

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.

Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.

Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.

The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.

Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?

Washington believed that particular Thanksgiving in 1789 was a crucial occasion.

The modern antiracist movement is harming the very people it claims to help, according to the linguist John McWhorter.

These studies are only the tip of the iceberg, with adverse consequence of the time change ranging from student test scores to stock market returns.

For the past 150+ years, the big ones have all missed us. But at some point, our good luck will run out.

Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.

A 2020 study has revived a longstanding controversy over Christopher Columbus’ claims of marauding cannibals in the Caribbean.

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It could lead to a massive uptake in those previously hesitant.

We have to use the right definition for the specific question we’re asking. When it comes to the Universe, we frequently characterize objects by examining and reporting on their physical […]

“It’s not always about agreement, more often it’s about business.”

Are space and time real like atoms are, or is spacetime just a calculational tool? When most of us think about the Universe, we think about the material objects that […]

There’s a lot to get rid of if we want to get only our Universe out of String Theory. A lot of people, when they learn about String Theory for the […]

Map shows oldest buildings for each U.S. state – but also hints at what’s missing.

New mathematics have shown that lines of energy can be used to describe the universe.

Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.

Some intriguing examples of people grooming the land for the unseen observer above.

These films offer viewers a glimpse into the world as it is could be.

A longstanding astronomical gap between neutron stars and black holes is finally coming to a close. Astronomy has taken us so far into the Universe, from beyond Earth to the planets, […]

For too long, we’ve treated racism as a personality trait or a vague systemic menace rather than the result of policies and ideas created deliberately to benefit some groups at the expense of others. As a result, too many anti-racist efforts have collapsed into name-calling sessions, failing to achieve their goals. Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist, sees a better way.

What’s more massive than the heaviest known neutron star but lighter than the lightest known black hole? LIGO may be about to solve that mystery. Whenever a star is born in […]

It’s the largest, most massive planet in the Solar System. But what’s the real story behind all the impacts on Jupiter? One of the most terrifying prospects here on Earth is […]