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Forensic cartography 101: Explain what Brasilia is doing on this map of 1920s South America.

When stars get ejected from galaxies within massive clusters, they go where the dark matter is. Dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries in the Universe, displaying its effects in […]

A network of devices called MERMAIDs is taking seismographs where they’ve never been.

The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.

In her new documentary, Maxine Trump tackles the topic of choosing not to procreate.

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 […]

Evolution doesn’t clean up after itself very well.

Is it “perverseness,” the “death drive,” or something else?

Supersuits aren’t just in superhero movies. They’re here in real life too.

Two new studies might have identified whether or not patients will respond to chemotherapy.

Our Sun will someday run out of fuel. Here’s what it will look like when that happens. The fate of our Sun is unambiguous, determined solely by its mass. If all […]

Artistic and statistic cartography projects show the U.K. divided like never before.

Food is about to change.

A new study shows that U.S. students infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite are more likely to be business managers and entrepreneurs.

We have to practice doing nothing more often.

Since the advent of communication, humans have used stories to create meaningful lives.

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

Can neuroscience provide an alternative hypothesis for the Mandela effect, without evoking quantum physics?

Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.

With the tegu’s successful occupation of Florida’s ecosystems, a new study predicts that this invasive species could potentially spread across the southern U.S. and into Mexico. But these voracious lizards are just another incident in our devastating history of invasive species.

A perspective from Brother Guy Consolmagno, astronomer and theologian.

There is a lot of hope in the healing powers of CBD. Unfortunately there’s way more hype.

Dogs’ floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.

Many of them are spinning at nearly the speed of light. When you do the math, there’s no other way it could have been. Take a look out there at the […]

The psychological disconnect between humans and other animals puts all forms of life at risk.

Though written for his students, the lessons can be applied by any essay writer.

As of October 1, the U.K. will make it illegal to sell puppies and kittens from third-party sources in a bid to end puppy mills and commercial breeding catteries, eliminate pet-shop sales, and rein in unscrupulous breeders.

A sobering thought to anyone laughing off the thought of robot overlords.

It’s tempting to think of the mind as a layer that sits on top of more primitive cognitive structures. We experience ourselves as conscious beings, after all, in a way […]

Cryptocurrencies have had their time in the spotlight. Now it’s time to focus on solving bigger problems.