Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
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Space missions in 2022 will include massive rockets and asteroid collisions. This is also the year space tourism starts to hit its stride.
Scientists are using bioelectronic medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, an approach that capitalizes on the ancient “hardwiring” of the nervous system.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as “frisson.” What is it, and why does it happen?
Snakes and mammals share common genetic building blocks necessary for producing venom.
From “The Castle of Otranto” to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
Yoga is more than just standing on your head. It’s about uniting with the divine.
The development of the revolutionary gene-engineering tool CRISPR is a tale fit for the big screen.
Einstein hated “spooky action at a distance,” but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.
“Should they strike, each of them has an energy at impact equal to all of the nuclear weapons on Earth combined.”
A black swan event is rare but disruptive — and might be predictable.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
If you find yourself on one of these roads, it might be a while before you see another fellow traveler.
Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.
It’s about 7.6 million times faster than what you probably have at home.
Does it have a deeper significance — or is it just a number?
Driving Teslas and planting trees are nice, but methane reduction, industrial efficiency, carbon removal, and a moderate carbon tax are the most efficient ways to fight climate change.
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity’s journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
Out of sight, but not out of mind.
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. “Learning how to learn” requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
Not even Einstein immediately knew the power of the equations he gave us.
Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
The contact binary system KIC 9832227 is worth another look. Astronomers have seen some incredible occurrences across space and time. The nova of the star GK Persei, shown here in an […]
Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.