AI was the most divisive topic in a recent predictions tournament.
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A classical equivalent to Chanel No. 5.
Over 50 years since humans last walked on the Moon, astronaut footprints and rover tracks are still visible. But they won’t last forever.
With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession’s ethical weight.
The talent of management should be unleashed toward the management of talent. Many companies are doing the opposite.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.
The carnival spirit was in full swing when the priests got wasted and made indecent gestures while dressed like pimps.
The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they’re doing.
The giant impact theory suggests our Moon was formed from proto-Earth getting a Mars-sized strike. An exoplanet system shows it’s plausible.
Unless you’re drinking a dozen diet sodas per day, you have nothing to worry about — and maybe not even then.
Science fiction met nuclear fission when Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd pondered the explosive potential of nuclear energy.
Philosophy is often seen as little more than armchair speculation. This is a shame, as philosophy often has helped science reach new heights.
For many years, cosmologists have claimed the Universe is 13.8 billion years old. A new paper says no, it’s 26.7 billion. How do we decide?
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
“It is healthy and normal to be afraid of death.”
Aiming to unlock the secrets of his unconscious mind, Jung experimented with intensive daydreaming.
July 17, 2023
Jazz musician Herbie Hancock once said, “Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.” Just like how a piano is played with white and black keys, in this crossword, we try to make the words sing between the white and black squares.
If you’ve found yourself befuddled by extraordinary scientific-sounding claims, you’re not alone. But this centuries-old lesson can help.
The $300,000 Model A is a true flying car — it can be driven on roads as well as flown in the air. And it’s one step closer to your garage.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
It could lead to earlier diagnoses, better treatment, and fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, which kills 88% of patients within five years.
The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.
What are supermassive black holes, how common are they, and how do they grow up throughout cosmic history? Listen and find out!
Ignoring the legacy of William Shakespeare is difficult for any writer, let alone one as quintessentially English as “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien.
