Optimists Are Alike, but Pessimists Are Unique, Brain Scan Study Suggests
Optimists have similar patterns of brain activation when they think about the future—but pessimists are all different from one another, a brain scan study suggests
‘Corn Sweat’ Is Making This Heat Wave Even Worse
Could AI Have Prevented SkyWest Airliner’s Near Collision with a B-52 Bomber?
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Were the Wright Brothers First in Flight? Inside a 1925 Dispute
How Humility Can Restore Trust in Expertise
AI’s Achilles Heel—Puzzles Humans Solve in Seconds Often Defy Machines
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The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe
Why Aren’t We Made of Antimatter?
The Surprising Science of Dungeons and Dragons
The LIGO Lab Is Pushing the Boundaries of Gravitational-Wave Research
Bariatric Surgery Does Not Resolve Weight Stigma for Everyone
Brains Process Speech and Singing Differently
When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant, Will Any Planet Be Safe?
The future is bright—too bright—for life as we know it once the sun transforms into a red giant star
Math Is Quietly in Crisis over NSF Funding Cuts
A 72 percent reduction in federal funding is devastating to math research. The American Mathematical Society is offering $1 million in backstop grants—but it’s likely not enough.
Mysterious Antimatter Physics Discovered at the Large Hadron Collider
The LHCb experiment has observed a new difference between matter and antimatter in particles called baryons
There’s a New Hole in the Ground at Yellowstone National Park
The park’s newest hydrothermal feature has an otherworldly milky texture from dissolved silica
Astronomers Witness an Alien Solar System’s Birth for the First Time
Observations of a baby star may show the earliest stages of planet formation that astronomers have ever seen
What Is the Blood Vessel Disease Trump Is Diagnosed With?
After photographs showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency—a blood vessel disease that affects circulation in the legs
