The Boötes Void: The Creepiest Nothing in the Universe
There is a hole in our Universe. Not a metaphorical one. A literal, 330-million-light-year-wide expanse of almost nothing. And it is absolutely terrifying.
New research reveals that ADHD brains solve problems through sudden bursts of creative insight rather than methodical analysis. What we call "scattered attention" might actually be a cognitive superpower for innovation and creativity.
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Culture
Welcome to Family Romance, where you can hire professional actors to play your parents, spouse, or wedding guests. It sounds like science fiction, but for thousands of Japanese clients, it is just another Tuesday.
Culture
Every year in Thailand, locals spend $10,000 to throw a gourmet buffet for 3,000 macaque monkeys. Here's why a town worships its furry overlords.
Space
There is a hole in our Universe. Not a metaphorical one. A literal, 330-million-light-year-wide expanse of almost nothing. And it is absolutely terrifying.
Space
A supergiant star in the Andromeda galaxy skipped its supernova finale and collapsed directly into a black hole. No boom. No flash. Just cosmic silence.
When will we see electric planes? Maybe even in your lifetime, but it's still a long way off. Learn about the future of air travel and what it means for the environment.
Health
For decades, coaches told athletes to avoid sex before competition. New research says they had it completely backwards. The results will blow your mind.
Health
Discover how digital overload affects your brain's ability to focus and learn practical strategies to overcome mental fog, boost productivity, and rebuild your attention span in the modern age.
Health
It is time to take a digital detox if you are feeling overwhelmed by tech, social media, and email. In addition to improving your mental health, a digital detox will also help you be more productive.
Welcome to Family Romance, where you can hire professional actors to play your parents, spouse, or wedding guests. It sounds like science fiction, but for thousands of Japanese clients, it is just another Tuesday.
Science
While humans are stuck with their DNA, octopuses hack their genetic code in real-time, editing up to 60% of their RNA. It's the ultimate biological software upgrade.
Science
New research reveals that ADHD brains solve problems through sudden bursts of creative insight rather than methodical analysis. What we call "scattered attention" might actually be a cognitive superpower for innovation and creativity.
Science
Your brain actively deletes neural connections while you sleep. Here's the neuroscience behind synaptic pruning and how you can control what stays and what goes.
In a world where the population and climate change are becoming a threat, building a sustainable city is the only way ahead.
If the world of cryptocurrency wasn’t confusing enough there came another thing, NFTs but they are a bit different.
In the last decade, lifestyles have become increasingly expensive. Millennials are living in a world where not having the latest gadgets, clothes, and cars is simply unacceptable. But with great power comes a greater cost.
It is your responsibility to take care of your own health after a global pandemic, but how can you do that?
Our planet is the best one out there, right? Nope! With about 100 Billion planets residing in our milky-way galaxy alone, there ought to be a better habitable planet beyond earth.
A group at MIT's Media Lab known as the “Dream Team” thinks you can hack your dreams to improve your real-world state.
While the hype surrounding Electric Cars is at an all-time high, we really don’t see that hype translate into global adoption.
Seems like everybody is talking about Mars these days, while NASA till date has sent 5 rovers to the red planet, will we live on Mars one day?
The meat-based diet of the past is being replaced by plant-based diets, but is this just another highly processed food fad?
Neanderthals were the closest ancient human relatives. While they are extinct now they had a major impact on modern humans both biologically and culturally.
In spite of the fact that viruses make us sick for goodness sake, there is more to our relationship with viruses than that.
It is important to set everything aside and take breaks but these breaks need to end and you need to snap back to reality; otherwise, things might just get tough.
The dating world today is harder than it has ever been but is the technology responsible or is there something else at play?
All those YouTubers taking DNA tests and freaking out from the results might have incited you to take one, but hold on to that thought for a moment.