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Scientists Finally Found the Psychedelic Source of LSD
Researchers are learning more about how the fungus coexists with the morning glory, and their findings are a real trip.
A New Type of Propulsion Could Revolutionize Space Travel
Humanity owes a debt of gratitude to the chemical rockets that have launched satellites, astronauts, and entire space ...
This Particle Isn’t Following the Rules of Physics. Maybe the Rules Are Wrong.
After six years of collecting data, the muon g-2 experiment released its results and could chart a new path for particle ...
A Tomb Once Said to Hold ‘Jesus’s Midwife’ Might Instead Hold Ancient Royalty
For centuries, Christian devotees visited a tomb, believing it to belong to an apocryphal Biblical figure. A new study posits ...
Researchers Used a 1,500-Year-Old Map to Find a Lost City
Starting in 2021, a research team led by Musallam R. al-Rawahneh—an associate professor of archeology and ancient Near East ...
A New Theory Says Time Has Three Dimensions. It ‘Really Messes Up’ What We Know About the Cosmos, Scientists Say
Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem inconsistent with each other or don’t quite line up. And in other cases the rules ...
Something Deep in Our Galaxy Is Pulsing Every 44 Minutes. No One Knows Why.
“ASKAP J1832–0911 is currently the only LPT detected with (pulsed) X-ray emission — perhaps unsurprisingly, given its extreme ...
Archaeologists Found a Viking Amulet That’s Over 1,000 Years Old
They didn’t just find an amulet. There were also bracelets, rings, pearls, and a necklace made of coins, all stashed in an ...
In Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion Factory, Your Coworkers Could Be Robots
Hyundai’s multi-billion-dollar factory in Georgia is leaning on both to continue its upward trajectory in the electric ...
New Evidence Rewrites the Origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls, One of Judaism’s Ancient Texts
A researcher used an AI program that analyzed handwriting data which, paired with radiocarbon dating, pointed towards the ...
Archaeologists Were Searching a Forest in the Clouds—and Found 100 Structures From an Ancient City
The civilization was known for sophisticated urban centers, ceremonial platforms, cliffside burial structures, and ...
Will Your Air Conditioner Last Through Summer? These Telltale Signs Mean It's Time to Replace It.
Some air conditioners last anywhere from 15 to 20 years, while others might only be around for 8 to 10. This timeframe is ...