Scientists have discovered a rare hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in waters near Kauai, Hawaii.
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It’s one of the most common tropes in science fiction. But which movies actually get the science right? The way we travel through time, at a speed of one second per […]
A new study contests the benefits of meditation in the workplace. We show everything that’s wrong with the research.
On hallucinating a teensy Virgin Mary in a water fountain, our weird relationship to fame, her stint as an elf-hunting camp counselor, and more in what feels like a 4 am college conversation with the inimitable Parker Posey.
Why do secular groups often act like churches? The answer is simpler than you think.
Exactly 65 years after the end of the Korean war, these soldiers are headed home.
Did the Universe begin at time t=0? Did space and time emerge from that? The Universe, today, is expanding and cooling, as the volume of the Universe increases while the number […]
Hungary’s Two-Tailed Dog Party campaigns on an ‘anti-anti-immigration platform, with slogans such as: “Sorry about our Prime Minister”, and “Feel free to come to Hungary, we already work in England anyway!”
If our current laws of physics can’t predict what will happen, even probabilistically, we need something new. There are two theories we have that explain all the particles and their […]
“This is a promising line of research because omega-3 fatty acids are thought to improve brain health in children and adults.”
Almost two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. say they’re burned out, depressed, or both. What do we do when the very people charged with safeguarding our health against the effects of burnout are themselves suffering from burnout?
The Russian intelligence agency KGB was legendary for its spycraft, violent methods, and far-reaching influence on world affairs.
A massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and a single star did it.
It marks the company’s biggest stock market drop ever.
Strong interpersonal skills are the “soft skills” that help us successfully live, work, collaborate, and exist with others. Professionals with strong interpersonal skills hone these capabilities through daily practice and […]
Some things in life just can’t be explained. And that’s okay.
Humanity’s greatest-ever view of the Big Bang’s leftover glow has just released their final analysis. Here’s what we’ve learned. It’s been more than 50 years since humanity discovered a uniform bath […]
Health experts told Congress that we’re woefully unprepared for the coming realities of climate change. Will we listen?
The anticipation of guilt implies personal responsibility, which researchers found to be a marker of trustworthiness.
The announcement is a major victory for Impossible Foods, the San Francisco-based startup that makes Silicon Valley’s favorite veggie burger.
If confirmed by future observations, this would be the most significant discovery of liquid water on Mars yet.
Visiting scholar James Timbie says that the artificial intelligence revolution will involve humans and machines working together, with the best results coming from humans supported by intelligent machines.
There’s a reason you’re not motivated when you smoke weed: it ruins your episodic memory.
A new study shows that U.S. students infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite are more likely to be business managers and entrepreneurs.
Harvard psychologist Susan David says she worries about the message that society promotes about focusing on happiness — that it may inadvertently result in greater levels of unhappiness. Happiness has become […]
The Universe was born with equal amounts of matter and antimatter. How did matter win? 13.8 billion years ago, at the moment of the Big Bang, the Universe was the hottest […]
Binary stars and common envelope evolution illustrate messy but “tasty” science.
Score another point for man’s best friend.
A new study finds that people who do good are often ridiculed and punished by their co-workers and friends.
Built in a vacuum, this little dynamo is challenging the boundaries of physics.