A cosmic monster shows up in our backyard and suddenly physics starts acting like it drank five espressos. Let’s explore how a quasar could bend reality, warp time, and totally ruin your weekend plans ...

Twelve billion years ago, long before our sun was even a cloud of dust, a young galaxy flared with a light that shouldn’t ...

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

We live in an age where superhero films dominate movie theaters. Almost everyone knows the difference between the Hulk and Captain America, and audiences turn up in droves to watch Deadpool (Ryan ...