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From the creators of XCOM's Long War mod, Terra Invicta bridges the gap between civilization on Earth and the vast interstellar empires of other space strategy games.

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Isaac Newton did not just invent calculus and rewrite physics, he also tried to calculate the end of the world with the same ...

Reddit’s r/cars served up a spicy physics refresher this week after one user asked a deceptively simple question: does the ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

There’s plenty of chatter and research surrounding the so-called “laws” of productivity, but even the laws we use to govern ...

Max Born made many contributions to quantum theory. This said, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1954 for ...

Astronomers tracked a decade of dramatic changes in P13, a neutron star undergoing supercritical accretion. Its X-ray ...

A bizarre Christmas dinner invitation, some mysterious carol singers and even a spot of charades. Can you solve all 12 of our ...