Despite mapping the human genome, discovering gravitational waves, and sending rovers to Mars, science still faces profound mysteries that would make even Einstein scratch his head. These aren’t just ...

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What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong? In his new book, "Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science" (Mariner Books, 2022), James Poskett, a historian ...

New research reveals that Dante Alighieri's Inferno wasn't just a masterpiece of literature: it was a gedankenexperiment in ...

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An old adage tells us that pressure can burst a pipe, but pressure can also make a diamond. It’s a soothing creed for life’s tumult. It applied most directly to me during my past life as a ...