A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.

Antidepressants are destroying underwater ecosystems, which we in turn eat.

Take one long stroll, four times a week.

People were about to start hunting grizzly bears in Yellowstone again, for the first time in 40 years. Thankfully, that has now been blocked.

Human egg cells can now be created from donor blood — a brave new world is upon us.

Scientists have developed new ways of understanding how the biological forces of death drive important life processes.

What do we see from watching birds move across the country?

If you want to know what makes a Canadian lynx a Canadian lynx a team of DNA sequencers has figured that out.

We're more dependent on them than we realize.

Evolution has created wild and weird animals. Get to know a few of them.

Roaming horny hippos obtained illegally by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar? It's a heck of a true story.

And other big questions we explored on our first day at the World Science Festival.

Max Tegmark says we're smart enough to make it. But are we wise enough?

When you're in a midlife crisis, success can seem like failure. 

Do our minds have quantum structures that give rise to consciousness? Sir Roger Penrose, one of the world's most famous scientists, believes this and can explain how he thinks it works.

How do you go from background extra to leading man? Listen to acting legend Bryan Cranston's pragmatic advice.

The acting giant talks about how those in the corporate and business worlds could take a page from artists... simply by embracing a reward system not rooted in hard metrics.

Viral video raises ethical questions about weaponized drones.

Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.

What happened before the Big Bang?

Capitalism has hijacked our emotions and rewired us for instant gratification—but we can reclaim our lives by practicing deep hope.

French researchers recently roused a patient out of a vegetative state.   

Flies are in no way smart, but they experience time in an almost Matrix-like way. 

U.S. scientists have successfully repaired DNA in a human embryo for the first time.

Can you have hope in the face of death? For believers this is somewhat easier, but non-theists require a different set of philosophical tools.

The World Science Festival just wrapped earlier this month. Here's 4 top World Science Festival sessions that ORBITER recommends.

Exploring the ramifications of consciousness in alien life.

A cataclysmic event in our past may have led to this situation.   

Ever heard a story that made you sick to your stomach? There is neurological wizardry at work that makes our sense of morality so visceral—and flawed.

A chorus of new science is showing that evolution has orchestrated life to leave no room for solos. A grander view of life is revealing higher-level, need-centric relational logic patterns (as in David Haskell’s The Songs of Trees).