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Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?

Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the “orbital perspective.”

Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.

An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.

Why do some corporate training programs fail? Here are five reasons. 

Was our distant ancestor a biped or not – i.e., human or not human?

Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?

The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.

Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza?

If you’re a massless particle, you must always move at light speed. If you have mass, you must go slower. So why aren’t any neutrinos slow?

Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.

With such a vast Universe and raw ingredients that seem to be everywhere, could it really be possible that humanity is truly alone?

“We didn’t build anything face-ish into our network [but] managed to segregate themselves without being given a face-specific nudge.”

The crabs’ blue blood contains an ancient immune defense mechanism that has helped save countless human lives.

What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?

Experimental archaeology is the practice of recreating past events using knowledge and tools available at the time. Sometimes, it involves elephants.

This technological feat changes our cosmic history.

From exoplanets to supermassive black holes to the first stars and galaxies, Webb will show us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before.

Unlike other world rulers, Genghis Khan was laid to rest not inside an elaborate mausoleum but an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia. Maybe.

As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.

Coherentism accepts that circular reasoning is probably the best any of us can do.

Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.

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

Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.

Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.

Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.

If dark energy gets stronger with time, our fate could be an utter catastrophe. When it comes to the entire Universe, one of the biggest existential questions we’re capable of […]

Today’s careers don’t offer a clear path forward, but the rewards can be worth more than a gold watch at retirement.

With a finite 13.8 billion years having passed since the Big Bang, there’s an edge to what we can see: the cosmic horizon. What’s it like?

From the present day all the way to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, we’re seeing how the Universe grew up like never before.