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Wireless technology literally has overtaken our world! There are more cell phones than there are humans on Planet Earth! Humans are bombarded with quintillion more frequencies today than we were o…
Our species has long agonized over the concept of human consciousness. What exactly causes it, and why did we evolve to experience consciousness? Now, a new study has uncovered a clue in the hunt for…
Like many physicists, Michio Kaku thinks our universe will end in a "big freeze." However, unlike many physicists, he thinks we might be able to avoid this fate by slipping into a parallel …
Fresh samples of brain tissue being kept alive so they can be used in experiments to study individual cells. For centuries, scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying the human brain have …
Astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George Smoot explains the cosmic microwave background radiation — the afterglow of the Big Bang. His ground-breaking study into deep space and time…
On the splendid scale, our universe is a web of galaxies jumbled together by the gravitational force. Cosmic Web , a new work directed by artists and cosmologists at Northeastern’s Center for Complex…
Humans are still evolving, So, where will evolution take us in 1,000 years? Chances are we’ll be taller. Humans have already seen a boom in height over the last 130 years. In 1880 the average America…
Since they were first detected 10 years ago, rare and brief bursts of cosmic radio waves, known as fast radio bursts, have remained one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics. And the latest fast r…
Theoretical physicists have confirmed that it's not just the information coded into our DNA that shapes who we are - it's also the way DNA folds itself that controls which genes are expressed…
Astronaut Scott Kelly holds the record for the most consecutive days spent in outer space, but it's an achievement that unfortunately comes with a high cost. Upon returning home to Earth, Kelly n…
A major scientific report has just been published that concludes that the climate is warming, that it is affecting the lives of everyday Americans, and that humans are the driving cause of it. Th…
Some 15,000 scientists from 184 countries worldwide have signed a letter warning that Earth’s environment is on the road to destruction. The “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Second Notice,” ca…
Humans are formed from matter that flew billions of miles from another galaxy, according to a new study. Much of the stuff around us and spread throughout our Milky Way is made up of "extragalac…
Have humans damaged the Earth's ecosystems so severely that we're well on our way to the biggest mass extinction since the dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago? And are we running out of t…