Every few decades, an idea emerges that seems impossible, collapses under scrutiny, and then quietly refuses to disappear, and cold fusion is one of them. We trace its explosive debut in 1989, the ...

The idea that the Maya calendar “reset” in 2012 and took the world with it was always a projection of modern anxiety, not an ...

These skilled manual labourers from a host of “Vishvakarma communities” used their bare hands and simple tools to build so ...

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Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos.

On December 18, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules impacting the ability of providers to deliver gender-affirming care to minors—now termed ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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