-
Quantum Theorem Shakes Foundations
At the heart of the weirdness for which the field of quantum mechanics is famous is the wavefunction, a...
0 -
World’s Worst Die-Off: Hell on Earth
During the world’s biggest mass extinction, Earth seemed pretty close to a description of hell—fiery, smoky, and explosive—created by...
-
View a Colossal Telescopic Eye Into the Cosmic Past
Recently, one of the four 8.2-metre telescopes that make up the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope captured the...
-
Did Parasites Drive Human Evolution?
What if factors other than climate, like the food available nearby or the viruses, bacteria, and parasites native to...
-
Future Wars May Be Fought by Synapses
Instead of the indiscriminate destruction of the atom bomb or napalm, the signature weapon of future wars may be...
-
Proof Found for Unifying Quantum Principle
When John Cardy proposed a far-reaching principle to constrain all possible theories of quantum particles and fields, he expected...
-
Can Algae Feed the World and Fuel the Planet?
Microbes will be the (human) food- and fuel-makers of the future, if J. Craig Venter has his way. The...
-
Voters Prefer Deep-Voiced Politicians
Researchers found that voters were more likely to cast their ballots for candidates with lower-pitched voices, and tended to...
-
Disease-Ridden Societies Could Be More Murderous
Does the threat of rampant disease leave people more likely to commit murder? It’s a provocative suggestion, that, if...
-
Can We Annihilate War With Science?
In The Better Angels of our Nature, published last month, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that we have misread...