The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.

The ESA’s Gaia mission just broke the record for closest black hole by over 1,000 light-years. Is there an even closer one out there?

A space ad could pay for itself after one month.

Many have argued that morals are relative, but Russia’s war crimes reveal the hollowness of that belief. Morality is universal and objective.

Two-thirds of our days are spent alone. The Metaverse will bring us together, argues leading Metaverse thinker Matthew Ball.

There may be a faster, less-painful way to use radiation against cancer.

Environmental activists want us to feel “flight shame” if we can take a train, instead. But this isn’t entirely realistic, even in Europe.

Ancient organic chemistry.

Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.

We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.

There are at least 15 different types of solid water (ice). Now, scientists believe that there might be a second type of liquid water.

Science is for everyone, even those possessing strongly held beliefs that seem to conflict with the best available evidence.

IceCube just found an active galaxy in the nearby Universe, 47 million light-years away, through its neutrino emissions: a cosmic first.

Thanks to a couple of rovers, we know Mars was once blue.

It’s perhaps never been harder to resist the urge to overspend.

Scorpions would probably survive.

Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.

Your mentors made time for you. Now, go and make time for others.

Children as young as three have been defined for life by IQ tests.

We know the Universe is expanding, but scientists don’t agree on the rate. This is a legitimate problem.

Using physics, Ross Chastain floored it during the final turn, scraping the wall and passing 5 cars to advance to the NASCAR championship.

Your very own “Conspiracy Detection Kit.”

Their neurons are very different from “normal” people.

It’s time for Tetris.

Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.

Billions of years ago, the ever-increasing entropy must’ve been much lower: the past hypothesis. Here’s how cosmic inflation solves it.

Who doesn’t love a little existential fear every once in a while?

Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?

The largest hazardous asteroid found in the last 8 years showcases a little-known class of planet-killers. And we’re woefully unprepared.

The answer may depend on your lifestyle.