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In ten years, everything could be very different… while on the surface being as recognizable as possible.

Amongst other things, you can’t get away with handling a salmon suspiciously in Scotland.

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Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.

We assume that life is ubiquitous in the Universe. But what if it’s just us? When it comes to the question of extraterrestrial life, humans optimistically assume the Universe is prolific. […]

The American Museum of Natural History presents the new, more accurate T. rex.

A single thought experiment reveals a paradox. Could quantum gravity be the solution? Sometimes, if you want to understand how nature truly works, you need to break things down to […]

The only other large galaxy in the local group is larger in size and has more stars. But mass? Perhaps we’re the biggest, after all. The Milky Way is home to […]

Voter turnout in the United States is pretty low compared to other industrialized countries. While the 2016 US presidential election saw a 56% turnout rate, the 2017 general election in […]

When crows and ravens fight, it’s the smaller crows being the aggressor about 97% of the time. It may be them being protective of their nest or it may be competition, but ravens are the ones being bullied.

As more data comes in, the puzzle gets deeper and deeper. Whenever you set out to solve a problem, there are a series of steps you have to take in order […]

If dark matter doesn’t interact with normal matter or light, how can it be heated up? One of the great cosmic mysteries of our time is the presence and existence of […]

A new study asserts that liberals and conservatives alike equally disdain hateful comments online, but only when they’re written by women.

Hawking, who died in March, answers questions like “Is there a God?” and “Is time travel possible?” in his final book, which is available today.

The modern ocean can be a dangerous place for whales.

Design thinking is the art of implementing elements from a “designer’s toolkit” to create innovative solutions and systems. When applied the right way, it can offer considerable benefits.

Does opening up a relationship to new sexual playmates strengthen the bond between a committed pair, or, does doing so compromise it?

For billions of years, dark energy couldn’t have been detected. Now, it’s everywhere we look. When we look out at the ultra-distant Universe, billion of light-years away, we’re seeing it as […]

Many of the world’s favorite records weren’t really recorded by the artist on the label.

In theory, we could use high-energy lasers to make our own artificial black holes, potentially capturing the enormous energy they emit.

It’s made up of scores of telescopes at many different sites across the world. But it acts like one giant telescope. Here’s how. If you want to observe the Universe more […]

Bending, breaking, & blending: How humans remake the world. Neuroscientist David Eagleman on creativity. 

Elite organizations tend to get conspiracy theorists going.

In an increasingly global and connected world, cultural diversity and inclusion are of great importance. While many organizations realize the role an effective diversity training program can play, there is […]

The National Institutes of Health recently began a $300-million study to examine the effects of screen time on developing brains.

The 2020 presidential candidate said companies like Amazon should “pay their fair share” as automation begins to displace human workers.

Practical philosopher Andrew Taggart talks about what is an excellent human life, what are the first steps to achieving it and what a society without work looks like.

Is Google’s moral compass broken?

What’s a real leader anyway? Harvard historian Nancy Koehn mines history for some answers. 

Being creative gives you a natural predisposition to schizophrenia, according to a massive new study by the British Journal of Psychiatry.