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Imagine going on a tour through the human circulatory system as a tiny cell. That is just one example of education in the metaverse.

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

Two great philosophies — but do they work better together?

Kahneman was a world-changing psychologist — even with his lesser known ideas on life satisfaction.

From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today.

Tech designed to fuse atoms might be able to clean up space, too.

There are many theories of gravity out there, and many interpretations of wide binary star data. What have we really learned from it all?

Don’t fall into the determinism trap. Everything is, in fact, random, says chemist Lee Cronin:

Some scientists think we should allow our bodies to more harmlessly live with pathogens until they’re cleared from our systems.

You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.

These practical strategies can help you conquer burnout and achieve a state of calm and focused productivity.

Boys are four times as likely as girls to develop autism. Girls are nearly twice as likely to experience depression. The immune system may be a player in these and other brain-health disparities.

The best autonomous car may be one you don’t even need to own.

Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury “only” reaches 800 °F at its hottest. Venus is always hotter, even at night.

To prevent overloading the memory system, the brain may have a mechanism that tosses out certain types of memories.

The observation that everything we know is made out of matter and not antimatter is one of nature’s greatest puzzles. Will we ever solve it?

From flow to emotional intelligence, these insightful books feature actionable advice you can try out today.

Human civilization has always survived periods of change. Will our rapidly evolving technological era be an exception to the rule?

People with higher immune resilience live longer, resist diseases, and are more likely to survive diseases when they do develop.

Massive objects like black holes, stars, and rogue planets routinely pass near our Solar System. An ensuing comet storm could destroy us.

First derived by Emmy Noether, for every symmetry a theory possesses, there’s an associated conserved quantity. Here’s the profound link.

Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.

Comparing Elon Musk’s Mars rocket to NASA’s new ride.

Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.

In our Solar System, even the two brightest planets frequently align in our skies. But only rarely is it spectacularly visible from Earth.

In November 1974, astronomers used the radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory to send a hello to the universe.

In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it’s changed our view of the Universe.

600 million years ago, the sea sponge had a dream.

Finding a tiny planet around bright stars dozens or hundreds of light-years from Earth is extremely difficult.

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.