We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

Every major Star Trek series has pulled this classic move, from The Original Series to Deep Space Nine to Starfleet Academy.

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...

New studies reveal how metallicity and stellar evolution determine whether massive stars expand into red supergiants prior to Type II supernova explosions.

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

Does a real video show Iranian rockets coming in at a tremendous speed, exploding targets near the Tel Aviv marina? No, ...

What was your favorite toy growing up? This paradox claims that memory—and every other one—is just a random fluctuation.

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

Numerical relativity uses supercomputers to simulate conditions occuring at the start of the universe, answering some of the ...

The astronomical community has spent two decades wondering why the Crab Pulsar, the stellar remnant born from a supernova that Chinese and Japanese astronomers documented in the year 1054, emits radio ...