Whether they’re gas giants or rocky planets makes all the difference for life. Over the past 30 years, we went from not knowing if there were planets like ours around other […]
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There are good historical reasons why Germans are suspicious of surveillance.
But does Amazon know when you’re tired or hungry?
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
A new episode of “Your Brain on Money” illuminates the strange world of consumer behavior and explores how brands can wreak havoc on our ability to make rational decisions.
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded the highest honor in medicine for their research into how human bodies make sense of and respond to the outside world.
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
Human organs don’t always show up where doctors expect.
If you think you know how an astronomical nova works, buckle up. You’re in for a ride like you never expected.
Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use online ledgers, called blockchains, to record transactions. These blockchains are decentralized, meaning the permanent record is not stored in one location but exists on […]
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need. And everyone is getting wealthier.
Universal basic income can secure basic independence for citizens, something which modern states have failed to do, argues author Louise Haagh.
Disgusting behavior is often crucial to survival.
While we can see many solar storms coming, some are “stealthy.” A new study shows how to detect them.
Guided by ultrasound waves, swarms of microrobots could soon be used to deliver medicine to targeted sites in the body.
Climate change and artificial intelligence pose substantial — and possibly existential — problems for humanity to solve. Can we?
This list of leadership training topics is designed to help businesses navigate the times and prepare for the future.
It turns out it’s hard to make work at an Amazon warehouse fun.
From forecasting stock prices to diagnosing disease, Swarm AI enables better group decisions.
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
Even though the brain is only 2% of our total body mass, it consumes up to 25% of our energy.
The Google-owned company developed a system that can reliably predict the 3D shapes of proteins.
When Olympic athletes perform dazzling feats of athletic prowess, they are using the same principles of physics that gave birth to stars and planets.
Signals from across the universe point toward a fascinating possibility.
For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.
Scientists have discovered enzymes from several plastic-eating bacteria. So, why are our oceans still full of plastic pollution?
Unstable politics and virtue signaling are responsible for creating bureaucratic nightmares.