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The universe speaks to us in the form of numbers, and appears to us in myriad ways that we have yet to fully discover and understand. Modern Sciences pushes forward into modern-day discussion the different lenses through which we view the universe, and the language we use to commune with it—from beautiful patterns and equations brought forth by the best mathematicians to the latest discoveries that unravel the inner workings of our physical realm.
Trying to Build Norway’s Failed Osmosis Power Plant
A DIY scientist attempts to replicate a failed Norwegian power plant by building his own osmotic generator to see if energy can truly be harvested by mixing salt and fresh water.
Designing a “Keep Out” Sign to Last 10,000 Years
The proposed warning reads, "This is not a place of honor… What is here is dangerous and repulsive to us… The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours."
The Corporation That Pitted Farmer Against Farmer
An investigation into Monsanto reveals how the agricultural giant used aggressive legal tactics, ghostwritten science, and a culture of fear to build a monopoly around its controversial herbicide, Roundup, culminating in thousands of cancer lawsuits.
NASA’s rover finds potential sign of life on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered potential biosignatures in a Martian rock sample, indicating the presence of iron-rich minerals and organic carbon, which suggests a past habitable environment that may have been sustained by microbial life.
Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study
22ImagesStudio/Shutterstock.com Malgorzata Szymanska, University of Cambridge and Hunter Schone, University of Pittsburgh Inside every human brain lies a…
The Astonishing Math of the Year 2025
Mathematician Matt Parker explores the unique properties of the year 2025 by transforming a complex mathematical identity into a massive, interactive tiling puzzle.
The Physics Behind Temperature
The actual definition of temperature is insane.
What, exactly, is space-time?
Daryl Janzen, University of Saskatchewan Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly…
Scientists use supercomputers to ask: What was before the Big Bang?
Scientists are turning to powerful supercomputer simulations to solve Einstein's equations and finally explore what happened before the Big Bang.