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“The surface is no longer a record of every impact the moon has ever had, because at some point, impacts were erasing previous impacts.”

Concerns about privacy and pressures regarding the physical appearance of women and their homes contributed to the failure of AT&T’s 1960s Picturephone.

Can two planets stably share the same orbit? Conventional wisdom says no, but a look at Saturn’s moons might tell a different story.

The simulation gave researchers some of the first concrete data linking climate change to human evolution and speciation.

There are at least 15 different types of solid water (ice). Now, scientists believe that there might be a second type of liquid water.

Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.

Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.

The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized. 

Scorpions would probably survive.

The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.

Brands like BMW, Walmart, and IBM are seeing big wins from the use of gamification in corporate training. Here’s how.

Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.

Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”

The Bullet Cluster has, for nearly 20 years, been hailed as an empirical “proof” of dark matter. Can their detractors explain it away?

Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the future of energy. As the NIF now passes the breakeven point, how close are we to our ultimate goal?

Immersive learning creates an interactive environment in which learners have the power to customize their experience. 

Cody Delistraty explores if laughter can help alleviate the physical symptoms of grief.

Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it’s also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!

There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.

Your brain is trying to show you the future.

The Big Bang theory is not threatened, but astrophysicists have some explaining to do.

If you want a medication to kick in faster, lean right.

Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.

Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.

You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.

Teller and Sagan debated fiercely over nuclear proliferation. But was the conflict as personal as it was intellectual for Teller?

In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.

Really simple interventions can greatly reduce indoor temperatures during the summer, particularly in places like the Pacific Northwest.

2023 will see an “arms race” in mixed reality hardware and software. This truly will revolutionize our society.

The hot Big Bang was an energetic, brilliantly luminous event. Today’s Universe is alight with stars. But in between, the dark ages ruled.