PHYSICS: Meet the Swirlon
Fish school, insects swarm and birds fly in murmurations. Now, new research finds that on the most basic level, this kind of group behavior forms a new kind of active … Read more
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Astrophysicists Figure Out How Much Stuff There Is
The stuff that makes up our universe is tricky to measure, to put it mildly. We know that most of the universe’s matter-energy density consists of dark energy, the mysterious … Read more
Spacetime Ripples Could Explain Why Universe Exists
A new study may help answer one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: Why is there more matter than antimatter? That answer, in turn, could explain why everything from atoms to … Read more
What If Consciousness Pervaded the Universe?
One of science’s most challenging problems is a question that can be stated easily: Where does consciousness come from? In his new book Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Find Clue to Missing Matter
Astronomers think they’ve found a new clue in their continuing quest to solve one of the most substantial mysteries of the cosmos: where about a third of the universe’s matter … Read more
Are Black Holes Portals to the Future? – Live Science
Black holes are among the most mysterious places in the universe; locations where the very fabric of space and time are warped so badly that not even light can escape … Read more