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The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.

The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.

Some scientists believe that DMT could revolutionize the treatment of depression.

Wealth concentration among elites was common in ancient nations, but the scale on which it took place in Egypt’s 18th Dynasty was unprecedented.

Realizing that matter and energy are quantized is important, but quantum particles aren’t the full story; quantum fields are needed, too.

With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.

Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?

An incredible composite image of Pandora’s Cluster, Abell 2744, simultaneously showcases both our impressive knowledge and vast ignorance.

Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it’s an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?

If there really is another version of you out there in a parallel universe, what can that teach us about reality?

Deniers will never stop misleading others. Here’s the truth. Every so often, advocates of a fringe theory — one that doesn’t fit the evidence as well as the mainstream theory — do what they can […]

If you have an old TV set with the “rabbit ear” antennae, and you set it to channel 03, that snowy static can reveal the Big Bang itself.

Galactic archaeology has uncovered a spectacular find: the Milky Way already existed more than 13 billion years ago.

A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.

Elephants mourn the dead, dolphins give names to each other, and insects can recognize faces. The animal world is much smarter than we think.

How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.

If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.

Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.

Bite into a miracle berry and you’ll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.

With radio and X-ray data combined, we’re understanding how energy flows like never before. When we look out at the Universe on the largest cosmic scales of all, gravity is the […]

The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there’s a finite amount of it; what if we run out?

There’s never been a better time to implement empathy training.

The universe is only 13.8 billion years old, but we can see back 46.1 billion light-years. Here’s how the expanding universe does it.

Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K448) can help reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.

There are many things on large scales that also appear on small scales. But is the Universe truly a fractal? If you take a look at the structures that form in […]

The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.

Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is the kind of film that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.

A new study calls the technique “location spoofing.”

Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak a reality.

If used improperly, the metaverse could be more divisive than social media and an insidious threat to society and even reality itself.