Inside Geneva, Switzerland’s CERN Science Gateway
The new center for scientific education and outreach opens to the public in a brand new building by Renzo Piano
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A mathematical puzzle solved, an ocean floor around Earth's core, innovations in architecture and more
The Transformative Insight of “Your Brain on Art” by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
This new book provides an immersion into neuroaesthetics and the relationship between art, health and the human experience
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Creating New Glass Shapes Using the Art of Origami
The ancient art of origami has influenced contemporary practices from design to engineering to science and space travel. The practice has always been limited to soft, foldable materials like paper or fabric, …
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An orchid discovery in plain sight, upcycling 4,000 plastic bottles into a home, a collision of art and electronics and more
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Pentagon Says Extraterrestrials May Have Already Visited Earth
According to a draft document (which is under review) released by the Pentagon, intelligent extraterrestrial beings might have already visited Earth and even be monitoring life here via research devices—or probes. Written by …
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Scientists Reveal How The Brain Changes During DMT Trips
The hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine—better known as DMT—is used commonly to initiate vivid visions, remarkable feelings, near-death experiences and even to contact interdimensional beings. The psychedelic compound is found in various plants including Psychotria …
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New But Ancient Orchid Species Discovered in Japan
Japan’s most recognizable orchid, the Spiranthes australis, has been cherished for centuries (it even features in The Man’yōshū, the oldest collection of Japanese waka poetry, dating back to 759AD) and it’s just …
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Volcanoes on Venus, the history of reggaeton, gravity-free drinking in space and more from around the web
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NASA’s Space Cup Holds Liquids Without Gravity
Drinking in space is typically tricky, as liquids separate into droplets without Earth’s gravitational pull. However, researchers at NASA have devised a way to drink from an open-top cup without gravity or …