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Meet Christina Koch, who will be the first woman to go to the moon
Jan 8, 2024 · Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on what space smells like, why it is difficult to return to Earth and how astronauts play human bowling
We are closer than ever to finally proving the multiverse exists
Jun 25, 2024 · Multiverse ideas gained scientific weight in the 1980s with the invention of inflation, a period when the early universe suddenly expanded.Inflation explains why the cosmos is so flat and smooth ...
Neuralink: What do brain implants do and why is Elon Musk …
Jan 30, 2024 · Elon Musk's Neuralink company is conducting its first human trials, implanting a tiny chip onto the surface of a person's brain to allow them to talk directly with computers
New evidence finally reveals how male and female brains really differ
Feb 19, 2024 · Mind New evidence finally reveals how male and female brains really differ. Research is cutting through historical discrimination and gender politics to get to the truth about differences between ...
Do we live in a hologram? Why physics is still mesmerised by this …
May 3, 2023 · IN NOVEMBER 1997, a young physicist named Juan Maldacena proposed an almost ludicrously bold idea: that space-time, the fabric of the universe and apparently the backdrop against which reality ...
How quantum entanglement really works and why we accept its …
May 22, 2024 · While scientists generally try to find sensible explanations for weird phenomena, quantum entanglement has them tied in knots. This link between subatomic particles, in which they appear to ...
This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast …
Jun 26, 2024 · Space This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe. See the circle of galaxy clusters and voids that surround us in this map of the nearby cosmos, extending 200 million ...
How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers
Dec 6, 2023 · As more of us take up vaping and concerns rise about the long-term effects, we now have enough data to get a grip on the health impact – and how it compares to smoking