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“I was so moved when I saw the cells stir,” said 90-year-old study co-author Akira Iritani. “I’d been hoping for this for 20 years.”
A lot goes into being weightless.
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The coin depicts a black hole and one of the late physicist’s most important formulas.
Over 100 new pages of Einstein’s writings, including long-lost calculations, have been made public.
Why is math the universal language? NASA’s Michelle Thaller solves that one.
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New statistical analyses show that human-driven climate change is a virtual certainty.
The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.
The cost-effective method could revolutionize how we remove carbon from the atmosphere, particularly in regard to climate change.
Scientists examined data from 20 years ago to reach a startling new conclusion.
The brains of two genetically edited babies born last year in China might have enhanced memory and cognition, but that doesn’t mean the scientific community is pleased.
A parlor-trick mystery explained at last.
The Megachile pluto is about four times the size of a honeybee.
A primer on the infinite of knowledge waiting to be learned.
Number of proton-neutron pairs determine how fast the particles move, results suggest.
Two space agencies plan missions to deflect an asteroid.
The present? Blink and you’ll miss it. And other musings on time.
“Our findings are not good news,” says Brendan Godley, of the University of Exeter.
If the universe is expanding in all directions, why is Andromeda hurtling toward the Milky Way?
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About 3.8 billion years ago, the inner planets were bombarded with a cataclysm of asteroids. Could Planet V have been the cause?
A recent test shows SpaceX’s Raptor engine is powerful enough to lift Starship and Super Heavy into space.
Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust” isn’t a bad thing.
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
In 2008, Elon Musk explained which of history’s tech geniuses was his role model.
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Some books had a profound influence on Einstein’s thinking and theories.
On Wednesday, Chicago was colder than parts of Antarctica by 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
We spent a day with a primate expert to find out.
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Getting to close to a black hole is a nightmare waiting to happen.
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