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Only Caesar lived to tell the tale.

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power and a plate of cookies.” (Something like that.)

This is especially true for three key groups.

Some astrobiologists believe life is rare, while others believe it is common in the Universe. How can we find out which view is correct?

"Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body."

Today’s scary clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.

Mongol forces never fully conquered the continent, but they played a key role in its historical development.

Tikal, one of the biggest cities the Maya ever built, was home to a vast and flourishing society.

Human sacrifice appears to be as old as humanity itself. Still, experts disagree on how and where the practice first originated.

Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.

Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.

When organized effectively, peer mentoring programs can offer substantial benefits for organizations and their employees.

Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

Sometimes, new combinations of preexisting things revolutionize life.

Wander into the deep recesses of the mind and never return the same with these existentialist books.

For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.

Is blood the key to anti-aging, or just another lucrative biotech opportunity?

Some scientists think we should allow our bodies to more harmlessly live with pathogens until they’re cleared from our systems.

Next year is the perfect time to have better conversations!

Some purveyors of "wellness" sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.

This medieval-themed meme highlights a shady yet all too common rhetorical move people make in arguments.

To war is human – and Neanderthals were very like us.

Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.

Although equal parts Hollywood blockbuster and Putinist propaganda, "Trotsky" still manages to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s revolutionary past.

"It's not always about agreement, more often it's about business."

They can be signs of how people feel in their relationship – and may send an important message to potential rivals.

Those ancient Chinese philosophers earned their insights.

It’s officially the new year, and you’ve probably set a goal. Perhaps you’ve decided on the classic New Year’s resolution: Buy a gym membership and get in shape. Fueled by […]

A biologist-reporter investigates his fungal namesake.