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Each year, several trillion pounds of microscopic silicon-based skeletons fall down the water column to pile up into siliceous ooze.

Scientists just viewed one of the tiniest, most isolated, lowest-mass galaxies ever found with JWST. Despite all odds, it’s still growing.

In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.

The discovery of ultra-bright, ultra-distant galaxies was JWST’s first big surprise. They didn’t “break the Universe,” and now we know why.

The typical car is parked 95% of the time.

Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.

Often viewed as a purely theoretical, calculational tool only, direct observation of the Lamb Shift proved their very real existence.

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.

Two types of leaves for two different drastic weather conditions.

“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”

Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod saved countless lives, but some religious leaders denounced his invention.

Only recently have scientists directly witnessed this most pivotal of events in biology.

Are hardened wood knives and nails coming to a store near you?

Using cellulose from trees and a synthetic polymer, MIT researchers have created a material that “is stronger and tougher than some types of bone, and harder than typical aluminum alloys.”

Oxytocin can boost heart cells’ ability to regenerate.

Many beloved fantasy adventures take place in worlds that bear a striking resemblance to our own.

Not everything that claims to be “scientific” actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.

From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.

A new study mapped areas of the U.S. that are most likely to suffer natural disasters.

When constructed well, post-training survey questions can provide a wealth of information that helps guide future design decisions.

Once the initial blaze of heat dissipated, the constituent particles of atoms were free to bind.

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

We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.

But it’s still challenging to build a 22,000-mile elevator.

Hackers are in an arms race with cyber defenders. Will AI tip the balance?

Was there an intelligent, technologically advanced species long before humans existed? Could there have been a dinosaur civilization?