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Earth, whether we like it or not, serves as a cosmic particle detector on a continuous basis. It isn’t just light waves that travel through the Universe, nor is that light merely joined by gravi...
Despite these times of extreme change, uncertainty, and complexity, many leaders still expect that they, and the people who work for them, should leave their worries at the proverbial office door. If ...
As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to practice leadership while helping others develop it. I’m Charlotte Sharpe, Managing Director of Research and Innovation at Big Think+...
Travel the roads of the Roman Empire – a bold project mapping 300,000 km of a vast, ancient network is brought to life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
We once denied the suffering of animals in pain. As AIs grow more complex, we run the danger of making the same mistake- by Conor PurcellRead on Aeon
Medical error kills hundreds of thousands yearly. If AI is sophisticated enough to help, doctors must not stand in the way- by Charlotte BleaseRead on Aeon
In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
A man with few risk factors unexpectedly experienced a stroke, and his daily energy drink habit may have been to blame.
Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.
The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared radiation using smartphones.
The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James W...
Decades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush.
These Anglo-Saxon accessories were recovered from the side of a hill in England and may be from a hoard, a ritual deposit or a collection of stolen items.
A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could have implications for a NASA spacecraft en route to the froz...
Pumas in Patagonia, Argentina are eating penguins in a national park — and it's changing how the big cats are interacting with each other.
Here's how to see the Ursid meteor shower, which peaks in dark skies close to a new moon this year.
Your guide to the best sights the night sky has to offer from Dec. 20, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026 — and the gear you'll need to see them.
A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions.
More than a dozen mummies of kids with facial tattoos were found at an archaeological site in Christian-era Nubia.
AI is making gains in solving pure math problems. Can it crack the hardest problems in mathematics?