The Uros of Lake Titicaca live on floating islands made from reeds. How did they get there?

The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.

Beyond the planets, stars, and Milky Way lie ultra-distant objects: galaxies and quasars. Here’s how far back we’ve seen throughout history.

We don’t yet know if these strange “obelisks” are helpful or harmful.

It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.

The study suggests that human ancestors expanded across Europe faster than previously thought.

The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.

Human civilization has always survived periods of change. Will our rapidly evolving technological era be an exception to the rule?

It’s not about particle-antiparticle pairs falling into or escaping from a black hole. A deeper explanation alters our view of reality.

The discovery suggests that the “Boring Billion” period of evolution on Earth wasn’t so boring after all.

A $30,000 electric vehicle with 400 miles of range that charges in under 10 minutes remains a pipe dream over the near future.

Although early Earth was a molten hellscape, once it cooled, life arose almost immediately. That original chain of life remains unbroken.

The Earth that exists today wasn’t formed simultaneously with the Sun and the other planets. In some ways, we’re quite a latecomer.

In 1924, Edwin Hubble found proof that the Milky Way isn’t the only galaxy in the Universe.

Defy conventional startup wisdom by charting a steady and impactful path to success.

Recent measurements of CERN data seem to disagree with standard-model predictions about how the Higgs boson decays, though further analysis is needed to confirm the observations.

How will we actually feel when the things we do with care are suddenly dealt with in seconds by AI? Here’s a preliminary plan.

The Universe didn’t begin with a bang, but with an inflationary “whoosh” that came before. Here are the biggest questions that still remain.

Economics and religion help to explain the gap.

In “Dear Oliver,” neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.

You know Steve-O. Now meet Steve Glover, as the professional stuntman talks to us about pain, insecurity, and never finding contentment.

NASA’s Juno mission, in orbit around Jupiter, occasionally flies past its innermost large moon: Io. The volcanic activity is unbelievable.

The brain-computer interface will be tested in a six-year trial in patients with quadriplegia.

As planets with too many volatiles and too little mass orbit their parent stars, their atmospheres photoevaporate, spelling doom for some.

The futuristic weapon could be ready for the battlefield in 5 years.

The DUNE project will beam tiny neutrinos across vast distances. But the first step involved moving a heavier material: 1 million tons of rock.

Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.

Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.

How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.

Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?