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Every country’s foreign policy, said a wise Asian leader many years ago, combines elements of theology with practical diplomacy. However, in today’s unpredictable world it can be hard to tell the diff...
The Trump administration has fundamentally changed direction on Iran. US NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker says the US will not try and force regime change in Iran. “We don’t want another Libya scenario,&...
Economic republicanism shows us how to achieve authentic freedom: citizens require economic as well as political power- by Sean IrvingRead on Aeon
From fluffing feathers to washing skins, a museum taxidermist shows the hidden art behind creating an ‘illusion of life’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
As AI’s endless clichés continue to encroach on human art, the true uniqueness of our creativity is becoming ever clearer- by Richard BeardRead on Aeon
Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
February's full "Snow Moon" will be at its fullest on Sunday, Feb. 1, and will be best seen at moonrise. It will appear just beneath the Beehive Cluster, one of the closest star clusters to the solar ...
Liquid nitrogen can be used safely in food preparation — but one man's stomach burst after he threw back a cocktail that had been cooled with the substance.
An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of lithium-ion, scientists say.
NASA has announced it will fuel the Artemis II rocket as part of a simulated launch that will take place as early as Saturday (Jan. 31).
Astronomers suspect that a massive metallic cloud swirling in a nearby star system could be hiding a giant planet or dwarf star from view, after it drastically dimmed a sun-like star for around nine m...
Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI "swarms" are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that mimic human behavior and exploit our tendency to follow the herd.
Today's best AI systems don't have a good grasp on their own thought process, but a new model might allow them to tap into metacognition
Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools.
Designed to assist rather than replace doctors, a new autonomous tool scans clinical notes to highlight patients who may need urgent follow-up for cognitive decline and potential dementia.
The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.
In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.
The oldest physical boat is a canoe from roughly 10,000 years ago, but evidence suggests humans have been using watercraft for at least 50,000 years.
A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming within collapsing clouds of gas and dust.
The Gosfield seal is made of a medieval silver seal bezel surrounding an ancient Roman gemstone.