From Atlantis to Thule, these mythical locales have captivated people’s imaginations for centuries.
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Elastic thinking can reveal the assumptions that hamstring our ability to solve seemingly intractable problems.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.
Seawater is raising salt levels in coastal woodlands along the entire Atlantic Coastal Plain, from Maine to Florida.
Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it’s a ghost town in the center of Turkey.
The DARPA-funded memory prosthesis helps the brain retain new information.
Archaeologists have identified what may be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure.
Two types of leaves for two different drastic weather conditions.
Here’s how to appreciate them from a distance.
A wide-scale examination of early Neolithic human skeletons reveals the violent history of a supposedly peaceful period.
Trees store carbon dioxide, have a cooling effect in cities, and reduce flood risks.
A conversation with an advanced alien species is likely to be simple and to take 1,000 years. It might also be dangerous.
Quelle horreur! Paris isn’t just a 15-minute city; it’s a five-minute city.
To break “analysis paralysis,” reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.
Destruction of the Ukrainian dam unleashed a catastrophic flood—and surfaced centuries of cultural heritage. Now there’s a call not to rebuild it.
A true scientific view of if, where, and when extraterrestrial life exists is within our grasp thanks to biosignatures and technosignatures.
The arsons were no accident, archaeological evidence suggests.
Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Bram Stoker’s mother survived a terrible cholera outbreak and recounted the ghastly scenes to her son years later.
The “island rule” hypothesizes that species shrink or supersize to fill insular niches not available to them on the mainland.
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.
Galactic archaeology has uncovered a spectacular find: the Milky Way already existed more than 13 billion years ago.
Researchers find that the coffee pulp is valuable in its own right.
Ignoring the legacy of William Shakespeare is difficult for any writer, let alone one as quintessentially English as “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant’s pain.