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The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong- by Sara ProtasiRead on Aeon
How new camera technology that captures fast-flying insects at night explains the age-old mystery of moths drawn to flames- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Some saw the Moon as representing creation, yearning for the Divine, some saw the Moon as almost Divine herself- by Ayoush LazikaniRead on Aeon
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People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach.
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Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
LLMs like Chat GPT come with major social costs — including child labor — that we can't ignore. Do we really need progress that's built on the suffering of others?
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The recent launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has caused significant damage to Russia's only launch pad capable of sending humans into space.
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Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.
Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals.
At a small local chapter meeting of a professional society, Gordon Moore's talk laid out the rudiments of what would become "Moore's law", which would govern the electronics industry for a half centur...
A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The structures are remnants of a single Paleozoic era formation, and have help...
The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, rose on Thursday (Dec. 4) but will still appear bright and full on Friday (Dec. 5)
Remains of what was likely a funeral feast were discovered in a 4,000-year-old jug in Africa.
A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.
A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti.