Big Think Science

08/14/2025

Astronomers have reconstructed the first 100 million years of the Oort cloud.

Astronomers possibly solve the mystery of how the enormous Oort cloud, with over 100 billion comet-like objects, was formed.

08/14/2025

The rock, found in the Sahara, is 4.5 billion years old and likely came from a long-lost baby protoplanet.

The rock, found in the Sahara, likely comes from a long-lost baby protoplanet.

08/14/2025

The Earth isn't flat, but the Universe is.

08/13/2025

A double-edged sword: obesity impacts antidepressants, yet a side effect of these drugs is weight gain.

Weight gain is a side effect of antidepressants, adding another layer of problems.

08/13/2025

They may help solve the problem of global vaccine distribution.

Vaccines can be grown in and extracted from the leaves of plants.

08/13/2025

Not all atheists are the same. Broadly, they can be categorized into 3 groups.

There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.

08/13/2025

The universe is expanding, with every galaxy beyond the Local Group speeding away from us.

Even if we left today, at the speed of light, we'd never catch up to these unreachable galaxies as dark energy expands the universe.

08/13/2025

"I had no idea how colorful the world is and feel these glasses can help colorblind people better navigate color and appreciate the world," said Alex Zbylut, one of the colorblind study participants.

A new study enhanced color vision for individuals with the most common type of red-green color blindness.

08/13/2025

Empty, intergalactic space is just 2.725 K: not even three degrees above absolute zero. But the Boomerang Nebula is even colder.

08/13/2025

This is a catastrophe

If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You're in for a ride like you never expected.

08/13/2025

The weirdness begs for an interpretation.

08/13/2025

The 'Dunning-Kruger effect' in action.