China’s Chang’e 4 biosphere experiment marks a first for humankind.
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A study at the University of Birmingham shows the effect of vaping liquid after being inhaled, and it’s not good.
Elon Musk appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience for a conversation that covered topics ranging from the inner workings of neural link technology to the differences between a joint and a blunt.
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That’s long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
An unbelievably clear look at what goes on inside our bodies.
Unwind the mind with these thought-provoking Alan Watts quotes.
Fill up your gas tank, no matter how hot it is, with confidence and safety from anywhere on Earth. For most of the northern hemisphere, summer is in full swing. Along […]
The remote volcano Raikoke just erupted after nearly 100 years of silence. Here’s why it matters. On June 22, 2019, a volcano that had been dormant and inactive for nearly a […]
The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.
Barbara J. King on animal emotions, anthropomorphism, and the future of the planet.
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A much-needed “causal revolution” has arrived in Judea Pearl’s ‘The Book of Why’. But despite vast improvements over “trad stats”, there’s cause for concern over logic-losing numbers.
Pleasure is not just about experiencing an enjoyable moment. It also involves anticipation – a connection between one’s present and future selves.
On April 20, Nintendo will release Labo, a new gaming system that tasks kids with creating interactive games with cardboard cutouts and the Nintendo Switch.
We need religion not to tell us what to think but to help us feel: it has evolved to manage human emotions.
How ‘special’ are we for life to have survived and thrived the way it did? While there are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy, many with Earth-sized planets at […]
Just because the keto diet is an effective weight-loss tool doesn’t mean everyone should try it.
Find out the multiple ways we classify and ascertain what constitutes intelligence.
Childhood trauma can affect a child’s brain in dramatic ways for the rest of their lives.
Research has shown that men today have less testosterone than they used to. What’s happening?
You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.
Finding the ingredients for life is a very different prospect than finding the products of life. Perhaps the greatest quest in science today is to find life that originated beyond Earth. […]
Over the past 70 years, the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania has been covering up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests, according to a new report issued by a grand jury on Tuesday.
A new book on the music distribution service claims it is.
13.8 billion years isn’t close to enough time, but if we wait long enough, even our Sun will become one. The Big Bang happened approximately 13.8 billion years ago, and it […]
We speak about it, argue over it, and even fight wars for it. We know it when we see it. But just what is energy, anyway? When it comes to being […]
A wealthy team doesn’t automatically make for a successful team.
Why do people buy into stories that are clearly lies? Hannah Arendt can help us understand.
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
It’s hard to quantify what it means to be good, but this framework takes a stab at breaking down what makes people behave nicely.