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Out of the four rocky planets in our Solar System, only Earth presently has plate tectonics. But billions of years ago, Venus had them, too.

Featuring SpaceX’s “Mechazilla,” a first-of-its-kind spacewalk, and more.

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

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

Two great philosophies — but do they work better together?

“Why is it that the quality of our information did not improve over thousands of years? Why is it that very sophisticated societies have been as susceptible as stone age tribes to mass delusion and the rise of destructive ideologies?”

Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing “states of matter” that require special consideration.

The Earth that exists today wasn’t formed simultaneously with the Sun and the other planets. In some ways, we’re quite a latecomer.

Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.

As AI evolves — and more robotic warfare systems are deployed — the nature of conflict could change beyond recognition.

Adam Bryant makes a key observation about rising to the challenges of leadership — and your change-resistant former self won’t like it.

In all the known Universe, Earth is the only planet known to have native life. What should guide us in expanding humanity beyond our world?

The best autonomous car may be one you don’t even need to own.

It is humanity’s biggest step yet into the Solar System.

Life is the only physical system that actively uses information.

These practical strategies can help you conquer burnout and achieve a state of calm and focused productivity.

Don’t fall into the determinism trap. Everything is, in fact, random, says chemist Lee Cronin:

In November 1974, astronomers used the radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory to send a hello to the universe.

The observation that everything we know is made out of matter and not antimatter is one of nature’s greatest puzzles. Will we ever solve it?

Tech expert Peter Leyden argues that we have a historic opportunity to harness AI and other transformative technologies in order to make a much better world over the next 25 years.

If atoms are mostly empty space, then why can’t two objects made of atoms simply pass through each other? Quantum physics explains why.

There are many theories of gravity out there, and many interpretations of wide binary star data. What have we really learned from it all?

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.

It weakens the bacteria so that the immune system can destroy it.

Kahneman was a world-changing psychologist — even with his lesser known ideas on life satisfaction.

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.

You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.

From flow to emotional intelligence, these insightful books feature actionable advice you can try out today.

It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.

Could life be widespread throughout the cosmos, in the subsurface oceans of ice-covered worlds? NASA’s Europa Clipper mission investigates.