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The weird, worrisome mystery behind America's plague of purple streetlights
Streetlights in a bunch of major cities are turning purple. Is it just a fluke — or a warning…
Adam Rogers
Warren Buffett once proposed a Fourth Law of Motion to explain the pitfalls of active management
But let's now assume that a few fast-talking Helpers approach the family and persuade each of its m…
Stephen Hawking's voice will be blasted into a black hole from a space station in a touching final memorial
Hawking's daughter Lucy described the music to accompany the physicist's words as a "beautiful and …
Alexandra Ma
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains His Controversial Christmas Day Tweet
One last bit of historical fact. All of England was celebrating Christmas the day Newton was …
Caroline Moss
SpaceX can't wait even one second for bad weather to pass for a rocket launch with people because it could endanger their entire mission
NASA and SpaceX mission controllers closely watch weather conditions, hoping clouds will pass. But …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
Neil deGrasse Tyson drops the mic on B.o.B's flat-earth theory 'once and for all'
"Listen B.o.B, once and for all. The earth looks flat because, one, you're not far enough away, at …
Anjelica Oswald
In praise of WFO
While the Covid-19 induced country-wide lockdown has forced people to work from home, Apurva Purohi…
25 quotes that take you inside Albert Einstein's revolutionary mind
In his lifetime, Einstein changed the world, describing the workings of reality better than anyone …
Steven Benna,Drake Baer
Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis about the origins of the universe will soon be up for auction - and so will his wheelchair
As the disease progressed, Hawking began using a wheelchair and communicating with others using a v…
Peter Kotecki
Mark Zuckerberg said this genius is his favorite scientist
Zuckerberg's favorite scientist is best known for developing the classical theory of electromagneti…
Tanya Lewis
BITCOIN DIVES: Here's what you need to know
1. The giant Senate tax bill barely squeaked by a critical test. The Joint Committee on Taxation, t…
Elena Holodny
How the Rubik's Cube became one of the bestselling toys in history
Rubik: The cube is approximately, it's around the same age as the internet, and in that time we had…
Chris Snyder
Incredible New Map Of Our Milky Way Galaxy Is The Most Detailed Survey Of Our Stellar Home Ever Created
Astronomers recently released the most detailed catalogue of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. In it,…
Jessica Orwig
Here's How Apple's Logo Has Evolved Over The Years
The first Apple logo was designed by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in 1976. It shows Isaac Newton sit…
Caroline Moss
22 Quotes That Take You Inside Albert Einstein's Revolutionary Mind
You could find him "wheeling a baby carriage on the streets of Bern, Switzerland, halting now and t…
If you want to start a business but can't 'find your passion,' here's the first step to take
Sethi said that when he started out writing about personal finance, he was still learning about it,…
Shana Lebowitz
Total solar eclipses are going extinct
Starting with records of eclipses in his day and the observed motion of the moon and sun, he used I…
Mark Littmann and Fred Espena…
This physicist tied himself to the side of a building then went plunging toward the earth - here's why he lived
When Wahl's colleagues released the weight, both he and it started to fall. Wahl fell straight unde…
Jessica Orwig
This 78-page book on physics is selling more copies than 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
"It covers modern physics and is written for people who know nothing about modern science," Rovelli…
Jessica Orwig
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has explained the meaning of his controversial Christm…