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As a living embodiment of the dangers of technological optimism, Elon Musk recently declared He wants to build a self-sustaining settlement of 1 million people on Mars over the next 30 years. But few people talk about the elephant in the room. “Self-reliance” means a woman gets pregnant on Mars, gives birth, and somehow manages

The finalists for the Close-Up Photographer of the Year have been revealed, showcasing some incredible, bizarre, and highly magnified images. From cute baby wallabies seeking refuge…

Adam Clancy Researchers from University College London created a mixture of flour and formic acid, a common food preservative. They used electrical force to force this mixture into a hollow needle, releasing nanofibers just 372 nanometers in diameter. This is too small to be seen with the naked eye. Such fine fibers have previously been

Artist’s depiction of a galaxy with a shining quasar at its center NASA, ESA, J. Olmstead (STScI) The fabric of space and time, or so-called physical reality, may be made up of small, discrete parts strung together. Preliminary analysis of the way matter orbits quasars suggests that evidence of this cosmic quilt can be found