We may never know – and the universe may not even have an edge. But here’s what we do know.
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Listening to music and doing homework can be in harmony − as long as you turn down the volume.
The tilt of the Earth and your distance from the equator are just 2 reasons why summer’s not year-round.
Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.
Praying in school is protected by the Constitution but only under certain conditions.
While space is mostly empty, it does have some matter and particles spread throughout it.
Here’s how your brain visualizes scenarios that you’re not actually looking at with your eyes.
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but their presence is a sign that there are good geothermal resources underground that can be tapped.
It’s fun to imagine secret dinosaur survivors living today, hidden in a remote corner of Earth. But the truth of who made it through the extinction event 66 million years ago may surprise you.
Try to read this article without yawning.
It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
What makes a relationship last when feelings fade or circumstances change? Can you force yourself to love someone you hate or don’t care about?
Texas, Florida and 7 other states have no income tax, but they make up for it with other taxes. Sometimes those taxes mean low-income residents pay a larger percentage of their money in taxes.
Liquid water, breathable air and a sustainable food supply are three of the essentials Mars would need for people to live comfortably there.
Corn has its roots in Mexico about 9,000 years ago.
It’s not a competition, but if it were, Saturn would be winning.
The feeling of pins and needles, which you might also call ‘bubbles’ or ‘tingles’, comes from our nerves.
The answer depends in part on where you live. If it’s extremely hot and humid, the health risks are much higher.
Underwater construction is a complex and difficult task, but engineers have developed several ways to build underwater … mostly by not building underwater at all.
Phenomena like the Northern Lights and rainbows can seem magical – even to physicists like Partha Chowdhury who study them.
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