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Searching for dark matter, the XENON collaboration found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Here’s why that’s an extraordinary feat.

Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.

Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.

The Russian mindset is characterized by cynicism and distrust.

The puzzle of play The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.

Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here’s why we don’t buy it.

Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?

Just 13.8 billion years after the hot Big Bang, we can see 46.1 billion light-years away in all directions. Doesn’t that violate…something?

Singularities frustrate our understanding. But behind every singularity in physics hides a secret door to a new understanding of the world.

The Universe is supposed to be the same everywhere and in all directions. So what’s that giant “cold spot” doing out there?

As particles travel through the Universe, there’s a speed limit to how fast they’re allowed to go. No, not the speed of light: below it.

Earth is the Solar System’s only known inhabited planet. Could Venus, if its phosphine signal is real, be our second world with life?

To preserve biodiversity and ecosystems, protected areas should be connected into a gigantic World Park.

Shortly after planet Earth formed, life took a permanent hold on our surface. But just how common is such an outcome?

Are you unhappy with how various events in your life turned out? Perhaps, in a parallel Universe, things worked out very differently.

Fulfillment at work isn’t about finding your passion; it’s about cultivating the relationships that create a sense of belonging.

A wild, compelling idea without a direct, practical test, the Multiverse is highly controversial. But its supporting pillars sure are stable.

Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.

There is much more to the Kama Sutra than just sex. It’s a guide to anyone wanting more pleasure in life, however they take it.

When you don’t have enough clues to bring your detective story to a close, you should expect that your educated guesses will all be wrong.

Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.

There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.

Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.

Automation technologies manufacture goods or provide labor with minimal human intervention. They can trace their origins as far back as the 16th century—and arguably further—but didn’t take off until the […]

For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.

Instead of a mental illness, some research suggests that psychopathy — in moderation — is a reasonable life strategy.

A biotech startup has received $15 million in funding to genetically recreate woolly mammoths and rewild them in Siberia.

The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.

Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here’s why.

Life arose on Earth very early on. After a few billion years, here we are: intelligent and technologically advanced. Where’s everyone else?