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. People are generally bad at assessing probabilities. That’s why we have irrational fears and why we overestimate our odds of winning the lottery. Whenever I have to travel by …

. Students enter Harvard Yard, on the university’s main campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Credit: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty As the US government slashes Harvard University’s funding, the damage to …

. As SpaceX gears up for the ninth test flight of its super-heavy Starship launch vehicle, the company has released findings from its investigation into the explosion of the rocket’s …

. Quick facts about aliens Has extraterrestrial life been discovered?: Not yet! Where are scientists looking for aliens?: Water-rich bodies in our solar system, like Jupiter’s moon Europa, and Earth-like …

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. We have all experienced boredom – that feeling of waning interest or decreased mental stimulation. Eventually we lose focus, we disengage. Time seems to pass slowly, and we may …

. A storm-chasing campaign will help scientists to understand why some storms yield large, damaging hailstones and others generate no hail at all. Credit: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Hail regularly pulverizes crops …

. Star projectors have become a must-have gadget for a wide range of consumers, captivating everyone from space enthusiasts and movie fans to gamers and party hosts. Users often want …

. In a milestone discovery, astronomers have announced that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected water ice drifting through a dusty ring of debris surrounding a distant, sunlike …

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