The “Mind After Midnight” hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
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Technologically, the answer is definitely no. But that doesn’t mean CGI is always used to good effect.
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
On July 4, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics.
Let’s hope that squid don’t evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.
Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of “The Immortality Key,” unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.
A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.
“Hubble’s Law” is only an approximation, and breaks down when we need it most. From anywhere in the Universe, you can choose to look out at any other galaxy that’s present. […]
Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.
A philosopher unpacks the paradox in using the word “evil.”
Scientists put the most mysterious force in the Universe to the ultimate test. When it comes to the Universe, it’s easy to make the incorrect assumption that what we see is […]
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
Signals from across the universe point toward a fascinating possibility.
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
Researchers are looking at neurons required for touch-mediated pain relief.
The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.
Mansa Musa, perhaps history’s richest man, claims he ascended the throne of Mali after his predecessor sailed west and never came back. Could he have made it to the New World?
Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores — and now virivores.
The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
The Shirky Principle states that “institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”
A few years ago, the first dark matter-free galaxies were announced, and then immediately disputed. Now, there are too many to ignore.
What better explains the prevalence of heavy metal in Scandinavian countries: culture or economy?
Once at the pinnacle of Amsterdam’s art scene, Rembrandt van Rijn eventually found himself outcompeted by his own students.
Understanding these links could bring us closer to a cure.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
Three cutting-edge techniques – the gene-editing tool CRISPR, fluorescent proteins and optogenetics – were all inspired by nature.