Researchers may have discovered the oldest homo sapiens yet, in Morocco.
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The study had some interesting findings for the adult children of separated parents who were civil.
Scientists are starting to run for office to bring evidence-based reasoning back to government.
A recent study shows that NBA players performed worse in games where they had spent the previous night staying up late and Tweeting.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Writer Paul Theroux on tyrannical mothers, colonizing Mars, and an important difference between humans and cockroaches.
Every star must eventually run out of fuel and die… but did you know the galaxy itself will come to an end someday? “Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, […]
We have a growing understanding of how they emotionally impact us.
In her new book, professor of psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett proposes a radical new theory of emotions.
This was the first direct measurement of gravitational waves ever, as predicted by Einstein.
New studies show that friendships more often lead to happiness in old age than family.
First of its kind study compares the effects of eating between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. and eating between noon and 11 p.m.
If we see an atomic nucleus decay in a particular way, it means the Universe is fundamentally different from how we see it today. “There are several categories of scientists in […]
The Body-Mass Index is a poor way to determine your health. Try this more important ratio instead.
The Space Aggressor squadrons develop strategies to defend against space-oriented attacks.
Break-ups can be bad for your health. But new research shows that writing about your separation can improve cardiac health—as long as you write in a certain way.
Bob Dylan finally presents his Nobel prize acceptance speech.
Can genius be reproduced from extracted DNA? Introducing the Leonardo Project.
Exploring the ramifications of consciousness in alien life.
Two sociologists examine how religious practice impacts African American and Latino marriages.
The event horizon is real, and we know it without even needing to see it directly. “Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see.” –Sam Neill, Event Horizon If […]
Here are five ORBITER-recommended podcasts sure to challenge your thinking on what it means to be human in this world.
There’s been an alarming uptick in sufferers of depression turning to opioids, increasing addiction numbers.
“The most important, obvious realities are often the ones that are the hardest to see.”
Fancy a game of Japanese chess?
Constant? Not-a-constant? Or is there a fundamental flaw in the way we’re doing business? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
It isn’t just supernovae or merging neutron stars. In fact, it’s the quietest way of all! “N6946-BH1 is the only likely failed supernova that we found in the first seven years […]
The jawbone scanned in the study is the oldest hominin fossil ever found.
Silicon Valley insiders are voicing concerns about programmers’ deliberate attempts to turn users into addicts.
An MIT study predicts when artificial intelligence will take over for humans in different occupations.
In case you haven’t already heard of CRISPR-Cas9, it is the revolutionary gene-editing technology, discovered just a few years ago, that allows scientists to edit the DNA of any species […]