What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?
We know all about how things exist in the three dimensions of length, width, and height. Physicists often talk about time as a fourth dimension
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Your voice may reveal how fast you’re aging, new AI ‘speech clock’ suggests
A new AI tool that analyzes speech could give users a glimpse of how they are aging and whether they’re at risk of dementia, a
Physicists unveil the most accurate atomic clock ever — and it could literally redefine the second
Scientists have created the most accurate atomic clock ever made — and it could literally redefine the second. Researchers recently unveiled the record-breaking device, which
Watch the world’s smallest crocodiles snatch bats in their hidden underground lair — a behavior never seen before
The world’s smallest crocodiles use a sneak attack to hunt bats in hellish underground caves filled with poop, a new video reveals. The footage of
Here’s how brain-eating amoebas may infect people
Naegleria amoebas’ exploration skills and crawling behaviors could help explain how the brain-eating variety travel into human brains.
A video of a humpback whale and her dead calf reveals the animals’ bond
A female humpback whale may have spent days with her stillborn calf. This rare sighting may suggest that baleen whales experience grief.
CHIME telescope unlocks new way to study the universe’s baffling expansion
Scientists have a new tool for mapping the universe’s perplexing acceleration. A Canadian telescope designed to chart the distribution of hydrogen gas across the ancient
A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting
Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support aquatic life.
Star Trails
This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the
Surprisingly Complex Waves Reveal the Brain’s Inner Workings
I get out of bed. I walk through the dimly lit hallway, thinking of what’s in my fridge and what I should have for breakfast.
CHIME telescope unlocks new way to study the universe’s bafflign expansion
Scientists have a new tool for mapping the universe’s perplexing acceleration. A Canadian telescope designed to chart the distribution of hydrogen gas across the ancient
Woman’s 5-year struggle with balance and walking was caused by a ‘one-in-a-million’ disorder
The patient: A 50-year-old woman in New York The symptoms: The woman went to the hospital because she could not bend her legs, walk or
Now is the best time to see Saturn all year — yes, even with the naked eye
Saturn is about to reach its annual opposition this week, when it appears at its brightest and biggest all year and becomes the only planet
Powerful ‘Kelvin wave’ triggered by super El Niño threatens to raise sea levels off the California coast for months
A powerful “Kelvin wave,” triggered by this year’s super El Niño , is creeping up the Pacific coast of Central and North America and will