Mahāyāna is the most popular type of Buddhism in the world today.
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Hubble’s deepest views of space revealed fewer than 10% of the Universe’s galaxies. James Webb will change that forever.
People naturally judge fact from fiction in offline social settings, so why is it so hard online?
Archaeologists have identified what may be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure.
Discover how the threads of myth, legend, and artistry have been woven together by storytellers to craft history.
Most American men who die by suicide do not have any known history of mental health problems. So, what is to blame?
Before we discovered gravitational waves, multi-messenger astronomy got its start with light and particles arriving from the same event.
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
‘Six Persimmons,’ an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?
A recent study suggests that exposure to visual stimuli can diminish the effects of psychedelic drugs.
You’ve probably noticed that most retailers use prices ending in 99. That’s intentional.
To break “analysis paralysis,” reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
Many still consider hypnosis more of a cheap magician’s trick than legitimate clinical medicine.
The author of Frankenstein had an obsession with the cemetery and saw love and death as connected.
Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
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.
Which one is the funniest?
Science and the humanities have been antagonistic for too long. Many of the big questions of our time require them to work closer than ever.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans’ emotions. But can they understand each other’s emotions?
Here’s what it means for the field.
For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use “years” to measure time. Can we do better?
For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.
The concept of burnout is nothing new. But there are ways to prevent burnout and promote greater engagement with work.
In all mammals, there are two brain pathways for processing information from the eyes: an evolutionarily ancient one and a more modern one.
The world’s highest mountain is also the world’s highest cemetery, with some bodies serving as creepy landmarks for today’s climbers.
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime.