An emerging field studies parasites that take over the nervous system of a host.
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Redemption is the journey towards becoming a better person. It’s the story of human life.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans’ emotions. But can they understand each other’s emotions?
What you see is what you hear.
Is it like a tiny ball — or what?
Aliens are often portrayed in popular culture as humanoid. But in reality, intelligent extraterrestrials might take far stranger forms.
The American author said he attempted to bring scientific thinking to literary criticism, but received “very little gratitude for this.”
Assume we can make new thylacines, mammoths, diprotodons, or sabre-tooth cats. Great. Now where do we put them?
For J.R.R. Tolkien, the single most important element of a fairy tale was the dramatic reversal of misfortune in the story’s ending.
“Carpe diem” was only one part of Horace’s poem Odes 1.11.
Though quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory, nobody knows what it means. Scientists now must confront its philosophical implications.
Throughout history, hundreds — sometimes thousands — of people have been spontaneously compelled to dance until collapsing or dying from exhaustion. What explains this bizarre phenomenon?
Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
“I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences.”
Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but the pain was real.
Desire is like a drug. But is an addict always an addict?
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
By the end, even his mom wanted him gone.
Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.
High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
In scientific theories, the Multiverse appears as a bug rather than as a feature. We should squash it.
Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
Quantum physics is starting to show up in unexpected places. Indeed, it is at work in animals, plants, and our own bodies.
When you combine the Uncertainty Principle with Einstein’s famous equation, you get a mind-blowing result: Particles can come from nothing.
