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Could our universe have been an experiment by an ancient civilization?

Matter is what makes up the universe, but what makes up matter?

I grew up in the Salt Lake Valley but moved to the job-rich Chicago area after my Army service because the technology boom had not yet hit Utah. Still, my roots and family are in Utah, so I keep...

Thanks to the latest data release from the ESA's Gaia mission, researchers are making all kinds of discoveries about the Milky Way and how its structure is evolving over time.

‘National Day of Mourning’ for Native peoples in Plymouth comes as the US begins to deal with its colonial legacy.

The Danish Mayfly was selected Friday by an international group of entomologists and others as the Insect of the Year for 2021, but it won't have long to celebrate its 15 minutes of fame.

Republican governor clings to the president despite his defeat and claims ‘we’re doing really good’ with state’s positivity rate at 60%

A landmark study shows this age-old tech is the key.

While traditional diamonds are formed over billions of years deep in the Earth where extreme pressures and temperatures provide just the right conditions to crystalize carbon, scientists are working on more expedient ways of forging the precious stones. An international team of researchers has…

Animals are a magnificent force of nature, guided by instinct and intelligence. With all the beauty and variety they offer, it's no surprise that the animal kingdom has been a long-standing source of inspiration for all kinds of artists, from story-tellers to sculptors. Barbara Franc is one such scu

Hungarian artist Peter Szucsy has a very unusual yet fascinating hobby – he assembles all kinds of mechanical parts from vintage watches, cameras, and medical equipment into intricate steampunk spider sculptures. More: Peter Szucsy, Instagram, Facebook h/t: odditycentral Peter Szucsy has w

Scientists have stumbled upon a new form of calcite that could be used to clean up ocean spills.

Navid Baraty started taking the pictures by accident. He was up in a skyscraper high above New York City, doing his best to take an aerial photograph the low-tech way: by holding the camera in front of him, pointed straight down (and thus keeping him from checking the frame himself), and hoping for

The laws of physics imply that the passage of time is an illusion. To avoid this conclusion, we might have to rethink the reality of infinitely precise numbers.

Why the story of Among Us is full of joy and inspiration

The solipsism problem, also called the problem of other minds, lurks at the heart of science, philosophy, religion, the arts and the human condition

Literally translating to platform cedar, daisugi is a 14th- or 15th-century technique that offers an efficient, sustainable, and visually stunning approach to forestry. The method originated in Kyoto and involves pruning the branches of Kitayama cedar so that the remaining shoots grow straight upwar

Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about.