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From talking about Schrödinger’s cat to nuking the South Pole, this decades-old interview shows why Kaku was born to be a science educator.

A study at the University of Oregon puts a longstanding myth to rest.

Music, journaling, and spending time with your pets are all science-backed ways to boost mental health during stressful times.

Cat owners are no more likely to be crazy than you.

You want one. Now you may be able to survive one.

And a combination of all three might take us farther than ever. If you want to see the farthest objects in the Universe, you have to know not only where to […]

A study of the manner in which memory works turns up a surprising thing.

The only doubts are completely unreasonable. Where did the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, come from? Over the past few weeks, there’s been a tremendous push — largely among politicians but also […]

The new record-holder opens up a literal Universe full of possibilities. Someday, even our own Sun will eventually run out of hydrogen fuel in its core, bringing a tremendous set […]

Is the way we choose which animals to protect out of date?

We’ve almost got the entire story. James Webb will put the last piece into place. In all of science, there are really only two ways that something can be “known” to […]

It may be easiest when you’re young, but the proven benefits of learning a new language at any age cannot be ignored.

Colleges and universities can continue to ignore what the market wants, or they can get in the game and differentiate with new on-ground and online pathways to employment-centric education.

The Universe is dark, but the distorted light reveals its presence. When we look at the objects in the Universe, the mass just doesn’t add up. A galaxy that was […]

What responsibility should government authorities and Big Tech take in policing the spread of sedition-oriented content?

Without a little help from Einstein, we couldn’t have made this discovery. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, still churns out novel discoveries. The Hubble eXtreme Deep […]

Forget Copenhagen, Many-Worlds, Pilot Waves and all the others. What you’re left with is reality. When it comes to understanding the Universe, scientists have traditionally taken two approaches in tandem with […]

A new web startup is selling algorithmically produced nudes of non-existent women. There’s still some ethical concerns.

New book focuses on some of the world’s most peculiar borderlines.

The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

Australia’s beloved and bizarre egg-laying mammal could start vanishing in coming years if current trends continue.

Research suggests dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer.

The Black Death skipped certain parts of Europe – and that could be a lesson for today’s coronavirus epidemic

A space memorial company plans to launch the ashes of “Pikachu,” a well-loved Tabby, into space.

Its record-holding galaxy is 32 billion light-years away, in a Universe that’s only 13.8 billion years old. On April 24, 2020, humanity celebrates the 30th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. […]

Isolation and empathy are by no means mutually exclusive.

A fully programmable quantum computer that can outperform any classical computer is right at the edge of today’s technology. Earlier this month, a new story leaked out: Google, one of […]

Those ancient Chinese philosophers earned their insights.

The center of the galaxy is mostly obscure in visible light. But thanks to the world’s most powerful infrared telescope, we can see inside. Throughout history, the sight of the Milky […]

Is consciousness just a showdown between your beliefs and perceptions?