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The way we represent other genders or ethnicities in literary fiction shows the limitations of our capacity for empathy and compassion.

Hey. Remember former Speaker of the House John Boehner? The guy who famously said that he was “unalterably opposed” to legalizing marijuana? Well, now he’s a huge pothead.

Have you ever stopped to think about how we keep time? Ever wonder why Easter changes dates every year? Well, let us tell you a little story about the Gregorian Calendar.

Bitcoin started at $.008, and today is worth over $12,000. What’s the deal with other cryptocurrencies? We’re here to help. 

The best self-directed learners use these seven habits to improve their knowledge and skills in any subject.

In an age of bountiful data, there’s dark potential for how corporations and judicial systems could use private details to discriminate against innocent people.

We often praise selfless action, but it is even possible?

On Sept. 2, a fire spread through Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum, devouring the historic building and most of its 20 million culturally and scientifically important items. We look at nine priceless artifacts and collections likely lost in the blaze.

Technical knowledge continues to be privileged over social knowledge.

If everything was hot, dense, and super close-together at the Big Bang, what kept us from collapsing into a singularity? The Big Bang is one of the most counterintuitive ideas […]

Why are the poorest Americans still sold on the American dream?

Since 2016, the exoplanet Proxima b has been a top candidate in the search for alien life. But new findings show that a stellar flare might have scorched that hope entirely.

The construction, if and when it happens, could take five or more years.

A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. 

To spur action on climate change, we need a story of mythical proportions.

LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, will not only be the space-based successor to LIGO, but will predict black hole mergers up to years in advance. Across the Universe, innumerable masses […]

Explore how alcohol affects your brain, from the first sip at the bar to life-long drinking habits.

A quarter-million years of evolution can’t be wrong.

Videos for “Baby Shark,” a diabolical earworm, have been watched 3.3 billion times in a viral children-song craze that spans the globe. But why?

A new startup has a method for preserving a brain’s memories when it’s frozen for future uploading.

History shows us why we can’t trust centralized power. So what can we trust?

A new survey of 1,021 Americans finds that we still have lots of questions and concerns about GMOs and that we don’t even really know when we’re consuming them.

Sometimes, you look in a nearby galaxy, and what you find beyond it will change everything. Einstein’s theory of General Relativity has withstood every test for more than a century. […]

People think that stereotypes are true but also that it is not acceptable to admit this and therefore say they are false. Moreover, they say this to themselves too, in inner speech.

How does music influence behavior?

Bell Helicopter has just premiered its electric, self-piloting air taxi design at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. 

Other forms of expression—nude dancing, flag burning, donating to political campaigns—are protected by the First Amendment. Why not computer code?

In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, leading to a revolution in astronomy. But for many purposes, Earth is still the best place to be. When you think about what’s […]

Researchers are studying the use of sperm cells as micromotors for delivering chemotherapy to cervical cancer patients.

There are some big hurdles for Bitcoin to overcome. Cryptocurrencies must become practical for real-world use.