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Apparently bees can understand zero, making them the first invertebrate members of an exclusive club.

It’s the 1st observed psychedelic-caused molecular changes inside human neural tissue.

With so many charities relying on these donations to achieve their goals, how do we choose between them? How do we know how much impact our dollars actually have?  

Street names can cause diplomatic offence – and sometimes, that’s exactly why they’re there. 

The eccentric millionaire has been offered bribes and gotten death threats. Yet, he holds steadfast, as this remarkable treasure hunt stands as his legacy.

If the zouave of the Alma bridge gets his feet wet, Paris knows to start worrying

The Olympic Games are the perfect backdrop for international propaganda.

In her new book, Creative Change, social psychologist Jennifer Mueller says everyone loves the idea of creativity even while we prefer the status quo. 

Dylan McWilliams was bit by a shark in Hawaii less than a year after being bit by a bear in Colorado. What are the odds? There’s an old saying out there […]

NASA and SETI invite the public to nickname a small icy world, or pair of worlds, in the distant Kuiper Belt ahead of a New Horizons 2019 flyby.

Envisioning all possible outcomes is far healthier than only praying for the best. 

Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and leading thinker in end-of-life care. This is what he’s learnt about appreciating life while you have it, and being truly present.

Someday, the Sun will heat up enough to boil our planet’s oceans. Could moving the entire Earth away save us? “I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn’t boil […]

Geologically, it might be the most intense Hawaiʻian eruption in over 200 years. But not a single person has died, thanks to science. Hawaii, a chain of islands in the Pacific […]

LIGO and Virgo reveal a gravitational wave was detected on two different continents. Here’s what that means and why it matters.

Finding a warm-hot intergalactic plasma is amazing! But we still need dark matter just as much as ever. “There are stars leaving the Milky Way, and immense gas clouds falling […]

When we place the known objects in the Solar System in order, four inner, rocky worlds and four, outer, giant worlds stand out. Traditionally, these were defined as planets. Will […]

What do our future missions in physics, astronomy, astrophysics and more hold? If you went back in time just 30 years, the world as we it was a completely different place. […]

Psychology professor Frank T. McAndrew writes that the type of ghost you see depends on the religion you have faith in. 

There’s more to powering the world than releasing energy. When it comes to the ultimate dream of clean, efficient, and prolific energy sources, it’s hard to do better than the […]

Research shows that the U.S. has more food allergies than other nations though it’s not clear why. The good news: For one of the worst allergies, peanuts, there’s promising news.

New research shows how parrots and crows learn new skills through play. Can adults implement this advice? 

Our most common fears of the “other” extend even into outer space. Here’s why those fears are baseless. “Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without […]

Limiting smartphone exposure in teens is probably a good idea. It’s also easier said than done.

We’re taught that the most massive stars in the Universe all die in supernovae. We were taught wrong. Create a star that’s massive enough, and it won’t go out with a […]

With his 51st Oscar nomination for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, composer John Williams has mastered the craft of the film score. 

By 2020, Bitcoin mining will consume more energy than the world currently produces

Complex problems undermine the very principle of meritocracy: the idea that the ‘best person’ should be hired. There is no best person.

In this radical view, the universe is a giant supercomputer processing particles as bits.   

It’s an incredibly exciting time to be alive, especially if you’re an explorer. We may have been to almost every point on the globe, but there is so much left to understand.