Even though we’ve never seen them, here’s what we already know. “Suddenly whole new programs open up, things you can do that you could never do before. It’d be great scientifically, […]
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Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have developed a tattoo ink that could potentially be used to monitor medical conditions, with ink that changes in response to physical conditions.
One of inflation’s cofounders has turned his back on the idea. But practically no one else is following him. Is he right? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is […]
This behavior was witnessed in boys but not girls.
Acupuncture has a bad rap in the scientific community, but can modern brain scanning techniques redeem it?
Chemists are surprised to find that berkelium electrons seem to live outside of quantum mechanics.
Other tech unveiled includes a (somewhat creepy) AI personal photographer, new VR gear, and a very affordable mini assistant.
Being a diverse organization means more than just filling out some quota for having minority groups on your teams and in your leadership roles. It means providing an inclusive work […]
Three eyes are so much better than two. Here’s why. “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational […]
Einstein believed in the unseen—like gravitational waves, ripples in space and time. Now, we can see this, as shown by the 2017 Nobel Prize physics winners.
“We are at least as dream-deprived as we are sleep-deprived.” Dr. Naiman said.
Our phones often help promote depression and anxiety. These apps are fighting back.
A new organization, Thorn, has been launched to help victims of a new crime called “sexploitation” in which abusers extort victims over the publication of intimate images.
A new study overturns the conventional thinking about how we focus our visual attention.
A new study examines how and why the world’s cultures identify and name colors.
After decades of research and analysis of geoscience data, the seventh largest geological continent officially exists.
It isn’t the rapture or some crazy prophesy, but science, that tells us when and how the end will come. “The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic […]
Nothing says “late great nation” like a new map of your country with its territory reduced
Some people think that poetry is just rhymes. But those people don’t know that poetry helps your brain heal during bad times. (Hey, we tried)
These scientists scooped up the Nobel by detecting a ripple in space-time.
They proved how the biological mechanism works inside our cells.
An employee who is motivated and engaged with their work is frequently more productive than their disengaged counterparts—helping to drive success for the business as a whole. According to research […]
When you see Nazis in the streets chanting things like “Jews will not replace us,” it can be difficult to comprehend why they would believe such horrid things.
The “pseudo-science” of this remake barely registers a pulse.
It turns out Winston Churchill wrote an essay of predictions titled ‘Fifty Years Hence’—and while he was off on the timing, some are finally coming true.
“Scientists should think like poets,” says E.O. Wilson, because new metaphors mobilize new thinking.
This study may help us better understand how genes and the environment interact.
A new study shows how feelings of empathy can be potentially harmful to your health.
When novelists and poets reveal their writing process we learn a great deal about our own development.