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About 8% of our genome is made of leftover viruses from our ancestors’ infections.

The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.

In his new book, “The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power,” Jacob Helberg outlines the brewing cyberwar between Western democracies and autocracies like China and Russia.

To Einstein, nature had to be rational. But quantum physics showed us that there was not always a way to make it so.

“All moments past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist.”

From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.

In all mammals, there are two brain pathways for processing information from the eyes: an evolutionarily ancient one and a more modern one.

Quantum uncertainty and wave-particle duality are big features of quantum physics. But without Pauli’s rule, our Universe wouldn’t exist.

An upstart third party is unlikely to dislodge the status quo in the current system.

We often laugh at inappropriate things, but not when we are emotionally invested. Laughter cannot be serious. So, can we ever laugh at death?

Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.

Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.

The Kalam cosmological argument asserts that everything that exists has a cause, and what caused the Universe? It’s got to be God.

Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?

COVID-19 and other microbes have shed light on disease spillover from animals to humans, but we can also spillback disease to wildlife.

Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it’s not about the bots.

Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can’t? No. But if they can calculate faster, that’s quantum supremacy.

Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?

The 557-million-year-old specimen challenges the theory that animal body plans were laid out in the Cambrian explosion.

Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.

It’s common knowledge that syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.

Realism in science cannot be completely unmoored from human experience. Otherwise, realism ends up tortured with unreal paradoxes.

If you look into a mirror, you’ll notice that left-and-right are reversed, but up-and-down is preserved. The reason isn’t what you think.

The puzzle of play The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.

Memes communicate complex ideas quickly and efficiently, but that’s precisely what makes them so dangerous. 

Rare and costly paints have shaped art history in unforeseen ways. Mummy brown caused one artist to bury his paint.

And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.

There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.

In the name of fighting horrific crimes, Apple threatens to open Pandora’s box.

Giant particle accelerators aren’t a waste of money. They are essential for understanding the Universe.