The past ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The future won’t be nearly so bright.
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Three ideas could help create the police force that Americans want.
Not nearly well enough. And we should all be concerned. In 1859, the science of solar physics truly began with the largest eruption in recorded history: the Carrington event. Prior […]
Solving the supply chain crisis before the global economy tanks is going to require many creative approaches. Flexport’s Ryan Petersen has one that just might work.
The study sheds new light on the relationship between sleep and mental health.
A new episode of “Your Brain on Money” illuminates the strange world of consumer behavior and explores how brands can wreak havoc on our ability to make rational decisions.
Watch the plasma slide down the prominence like a roller coaster! Our Sun, despite it’s outward appearance as a perfectly hot sphere, is anything but uniform. When take a closer look […]
Everyone has pondered what they would do with an extra hour a day. Would they get more sleep or spend more time with family? Spend time on a side project […]
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
Now that it’s fully commissioned, the James Webb Space Telescope begins its exploration of the Universe. Here are its first science images!
Clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research focus on stabilizing cognitive loss and alleviating the psychotic symptoms that change our loved ones.
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic teams up with Rolls Royce to create a new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft.
New anthropological research suggests our ancestors enjoyed long slumbers.
With sodium-sensitive eyes, we’d see it every new Moon. With no detectable gases, the Moon appears to be atmosphere-free. The Moon as seen from a view above the majority of Earth’s […]
A colliding star may have triggered the drastic transformation.
Brain-based technologies of spiritual enhancement can induce mystical experiences in many people on demand. What does this mean for spirituality today?
The pandemic has given us an early glimpse at how truly disruptive the fourth industrial revolution may be, and the measures we’ll need to support human dignity.
GPS holds the key, but astronomers can’t do it without help. Since 2019, the night sky — as seen by both human eyes and the telescopes we use to enhance our views of […]
The Chegg cheating scandal reveals a critical need to rethink the student experience in post-COVID education.
Even a year like 2020 couldn’t prepare Americans for the first few weeks of 2021. The year’s opening act was a siege on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of […]
Carbon locked in soils can be emitted by bacteria. Turning up the heat on them releases more carbon.
This is your brain on work.
Our brains believe $10 today is more tangible than $100 next year.
Inventions with revolutionary potential made by a mysterious aerospace engineer for the U.S. Navy come to light.
A lab identifies which genes are linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors found in addiction and schizophrenia.
Light therapy might help your natural circadian rhythm and even stave off seasonal depression.
How exactly is COVID-19 affecting the opioid crisis?
And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.
Fear that new technologies are addictive isn’t a modern phenomenon.