Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?

Ideas that seem wildly controversial today may move humanity towards progress. Philosopher Peter Singer asks —how do we keep them from being stifled?

Back during the hot Big Bang, it wasn’t just charged particles and photons that were created, but also neutrinos. Where are they now?

We don’t need to think about what life is made of but rather what it does.

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.

Although we still don’t know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities.

Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain.

From ancient Greek cosmology to today’s mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, explore the relentless quest to understand the Universe’s invisible forces.

From fearless quitting to redefined values, “Virtual Natives” are reinventing work culture.

Nothing lives forever, at least, not in the physical Universe. But relativity allows us to get closer than ever, from one perspective.

Rejecting romanticism, these famous paintings depict war as it really is: sadistic and senseless.

Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.

Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.

Humanity is a type 0 civilization. Here’s what types 1, 2, and 3 look like, according to physicist Michio Kaku.

Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a “lazybones” with a “not very solid” education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.

Is immortality a tantalizing possibility or a philosophical paradox?

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

The answer may lie in the power to see far, far beyond yourself.

The Universe, although violent, is filled with creation events following destructive ones. 1850 light-years away, both types are unfolding.

It temporarily puts the immune system on high alert to prevent MRSA, pneumonia, and other infections in the hospital.

This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”

You can’t farm spiders — but putting spider genes into silkworms works even better.

Between the least massive star and most massive planet lies the mysterious brown dwarf: a class of objects that are neither star nor planet.

Goalkeepers have an enhanced ability to integrate auditory and visual information compared to other players.

If the “self” is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.

In war zones, aggressors steal art to eradicate the cultural heritage of others. Victims, meanwhile, sell stolen art in order to survive.

Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.

From the Big Bang to black holes, singularities are hard to avoid. The math definitely predicts them, but are they truly, physically real?

Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are locked in an eternal battle over the nature of gravity. Whose side are you on?