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For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.

In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.

A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.

People discovered prehistoric fossils long before Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species.” The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.

Off-the-shelf consumer technology is helping people pursue their interests — and advancing science at the same time.

Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”

Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?

Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there’s anything useful about the field at all.

When leaders connect enterprise ambition with the driving spirit of activism, everyone wins.

Where the prime meridian meets the equator, a non-existent island captures our imagination — and our non-geocoded data.

“The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel.”

Disgusting behavior is often crucial to survival.

Let’s hope that squid don’t evolve lungs and legs, or humanity might be in real trouble.

The list includes eleven species of birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat, and a plant from the mint family.

Yet another ocean monster has been discovered.

Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”

Roughly half the world population, including in America, has insufficient levels of vitamin D. UV irradiated mushrooms can help.

Three out of four Russians accused of witchcraft were men.

The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.

Nobody knows where the word “penguin” comes from.

ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.

It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.

Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.

His plan to replace it with homegrown rice did not go well.

Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.

These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.

The history of hell doesn’t begin with the Old Testament. Instead, hell took shape in the 2nd century from Mediterranean cultural exchange.

“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”

In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.

“For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD.”