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Straddling the bounds of science and religion, Newton wondered who set the planets in motion. Astrophysics reveals the answer.

Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory recently created the heaviest exotic antimatter hypernucleus ever observed.

It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.

It’s 2024, and we still only know of the fundamental particles of the Standard Model: nothing more. But these 8 unanswered questions remain.

When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.

‘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?

Having a “buff” skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.

From King Midas to Gordon Gekko, humanity has struggled to grasp greed’s true nature.

Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.

Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we’ll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.

We’ve heard this argument before.

Bob Dylan gave us the paradoxical gem “there’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all.” He had a point.

Decades of Alzheimer’s research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.

Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.

So many of the conditions for a sale or IPO are outside your control — which is why preparation is everything.

The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is the event of a lifetime.

The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.

The Universe changes remarkably over time, with some entities surviving and others simply decaying away. Is this cosmic evolution at work?

Digital analyses of Enlightenment-era letters are teaching us a thing or two about Locke, Voltaire, and others.

One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers’ minds.

If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

Quarks and leptons are the smallest known subatomic particles. Does the Standard Model allow for an even smaller layer of matter to exist?

Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed, GRB 221009A behaved in unexpected ways that might help us understand how they occur.

We know the Universe is expanding, but scientists don’t agree on the rate. This is a legitimate problem.

From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.

Carl Jung was one such person.

The number of people with whom we interact is highest around 40, but then things change substantially after that.

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.