A growing body of scientific investigation now supports the conclusion that being hopeful has a distinctly positive effect on academic performance.
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20 years before Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova set the bar. She’s still amazing after more than 50 years. “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop […]
Scientists are conflicted about what causes car sickness, which may make a workaround difficult.
There’s an app that detects manterruptions—but we round up the research to find out which groups of people are really doing the most interrupting.
Life may not be a rarity after all, but the result of a certain set of conditions.
Albert Einstein shared his thoughts on the meaning of life and his own spiritual views.
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats proposes neuroscience-based fashion.
Married Americans are now having sex 11 fewer times per year than in 2002, according to a new study published in the Archives for Sexual Behavior. What is causing this dramatic change?
You are already a cyborg! Here’s 10 ways you could merge even more with technology in the coming decade.
The biologists who revealed why zebras have black-and-white stripes now also have a theory on the black-and-white fur of giant pandas.
A patient’s brain showed activity for nearly 10 minutes after death, baffling doctors and prompting the need for further research.
Harvard scientists propose how mysterious Fast Radio Bursts from outer space could actually be powering the spacecrafts of an advanced alien civilization.
With James Webb and WFIRST launching soon, the Universe can expect a revolution. But what will it look like? “For the first time we can learn about individual stars from near […]
A new study tries to figure out who finds dark humor funny.
They may have even kissed our ancestors.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. NY Times bestselling author George Saunders on cyborgs, ghosts, ego and loving your enemy.
The red planet once wasn’t so different from Earth. Here’s what happened. “Mars’ atmosphere is so thin, you do not need a lot of streamlining. By the time the ship […]
Astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals if he’d run for President and what he would do if elected.
Natural “narrative selection” was key to turning insignificant apes (who had tools for 2 million years) into the species that now dominates the bio-sphere.
As John Hopkins, Duke, Yale, and others integrate yoga and acupuncture, will it harm or help patients?
The first full-sized hyperloop test track is being built in the Nevada desert.
Is Alzheimer’s triggered by too much sugar? We have long known that consuming too much sugar is related to obesity and diabetes. A new UK study has found a molecular “tipping point,” where a crucial enzyme related to insulin regulation is damaged by excess glucose. This may have a major impact on our understanding of the cognitive disease along with our diet.
We take for granted how much the Moon does for Earth, but not all of the changes would be bad. “If we get rid of the moon, women, those menstrual cycles […]
How our brains can be both asleep and up and about at the same time.
How can we stop extinction? One solution scientists have been developing for decades is de-extinction — the process of resurrecting extinct species through genetic engineering.
Two mind-blowing theories offer a significant challenge to the accepted model.
NASA has turned to the internet for help in naming the newly discovered Trappist-1 exoplanets.
The new data dump by WikiLeaks showcases just how vulnerable our smartphones and smart TVs are to hacking. This first release, part of the larger Vault 7, provides insight into the massive capabilities of the CIA to use popular tech tools as a form of surveillance. Now, what happens when it gets into the wrong hands?
This is huge news for the 285 million visually impaired people around the world.
A live-blog event of an incredible public lecture by a scientist on the inside of James Webb’s team. “The [James Webb] telescope is basically designed to answer the big questions in […]