There are two sociological concepts that define the Yoruba cosmology on peaceful coexistence. The first is Alájobí (shared progeny or blood tie), and the other is Alájogbé (co-residentship). In Yoruba ...

Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how the early universe ...

December 3rd marks World Disability Day. It’s the best time to remember and celebrate those personalities whose disabilities never became a hindrance and who only shined bright despite all adversities ...

Anyone who has been paying attention to cosmology over the past few years is aware of problems with our best attempts to ...

The conclusion of DESI's first survey marks an important milestone for cosmology, which finds itself in a bind for the best reasons. Reading time 5 minutes Last week, the Dark Energy Spectroscopy ...

A few years ago, the internet caught alight with talk of a “vibe shift” in what counts as cool. Skinny jeans and minimalism were out; baggy trousers and messy hair were in. Cue a minor panic for ...

Last year, cosmologists working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) reported hints that the mysterious dark energy thought to be driving the expansion of the universe may be weakening ...

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile not only confirmed one of the greatest mysteries in the universe—it also ruled out dozens of models that attempted to solve it. Reading time 3 minutes The ...

Let's rewind the clock back…oh, I don't know, let's say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory of relativity. It was a masterpiece, giving us our modern-day ...

To study the origins of our universe is to struggle with profound chicken-or-egg questions. We know the Big Bang happened. Cosmologists can see its afterglow in the sky. But no one knows whether the ...

K-pop is not the only Korean element featured in Netflix's immensely popular "KPop Demon Hunters." Derpy the tiger, the three-eyed magpie, the fashionable gat (a traditional Korean male hat) and many ...

Confucian cosmology was never about superstition. Its real power lay in de-centering authority – binding rulers to a higher standard they couldn’t control. The statue at Fan Zhongyan’s tomb site in ...