New hypothesis argues the universe simulates itself into existence

Lockdowns moved the burden of COVID from the at-risk elderly to the less-at-risk young. Does this sacrifice merit compensation?

"I grew up in New Jersey in the 1970s and that experience gave me everything I needed to become a skeptic."

Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.

'Six Persimmons,' an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?

Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it, and everything in it, exists. But what's the reason why?