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Old coal mines can be converted into “gravity batteries” by retrofitting them with equipment that raises and lowers giant piles of sand.

Self-help gurus for the digital age.

A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what’s next.

Skilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were.

Unfortunately, the Lunar Ark project is an idea more at home in science fiction than science fact.

40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today’s students.

To know how to protect its astronauts, NASA needs to first understand the threat.

They are expected to be cheaper to build and even more reliable than today’s nuclear plants.

There will always be “wolf-criers” whose claims wither under scrutiny. But aliens are certainly out there, if science dares to find them.

On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the Apollo 17 lunar mission. They were the last people to travel […]

Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa.

As far as we know, it’s only happened once to one unlucky person in Oklahoma.

Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.

Civilization was built on ceremony.

In the future, driving an app across a bridge could let engineers know how safe it is.

One of Apple’s key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.

We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.

A machine learning system lets visitors at a Kandinsky exhibition hear the artwork.

The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.

No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.

Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.

There’s a limit to how large planets can be, and it’s only about double the radius of Jupiter. At least, so far.

The “Shopping Cart Litmus Test” is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one’s character?

Science is for everyone, even those possessing strongly held beliefs that seem to conflict with the best available evidence.

Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we’ll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.

Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.

This is the latest study to confirm that the brain does not fully mature until at least the third decade of life.

Why would the Earth suddenly start vomiting forth huge quantities of mud?

What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?

For decades, cinemas have earned more from concessions than ticket sales. But can their current business model survive in the streaming age?