Scientists Want to Define the Kilogram by Gravity—Not Electricity. They’re Onto Something.
Now, the kilogram is defined in relation to the Planck constant, the smallest amount of energy a photon can carry. With this ...
You Live Inside a Simulation, Some Scientists Claim—But You Can Hack It to Transform Your Reality
In the simulation hypothesis, some scientists believe we could outsmart the simulator—even in the unlikely case we’re just ...
Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe
This latest clue about the architecture of consciousness supports a Nobel Prize winner's theory about how quantum physics ...
These Particles Only Move in One Direction. Scientists Think They Could Revolutionize Computing.
Scientists have observed a unique particle that moves easily one way, yet resists at 90 degrees. These semi-Dirac fermions ...
Archaeologists Found a Skeleton Wearing an Amulet That May Change the History of Christianity
Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north ...
Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb That May Be a Gateway to a Prehistoric Kingdom
The diversity of artifacts within the excavation offers cultural connections beyond one region.
A Mirror Version of Life Could Pose a Threat to Life on Earth, Scientists Say
While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...
Life Can Evolve in Multiple Directions—Even Backward, Study Says
As the world undergoes rapid change due to anthropogenic carbon emissions, scientists will need to know what plants have the ...
Scientists Have Confirmed the Existence of a Third Form of Magnetism
Scientists have created, manipulated, and imaged an altermagnetic material for the first time. This theorized material has likely existed forever, but now we can tune and measure it directly. Electron ...
A Gardener Was Doing Routine Yard Work—and Stumbled Upon the Jaw of a Mastodon
The first mastodon fossil discovery in New York in over 11 years started with some routine gardening in an Orange County ...
Scientists Have Discovered Mind-Bending ‘Quantum Scars’ After 40 Years of Searching
Electrons are chaotic and show duality, so they don’t typically behave in an orderly way.