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Reading code activates a general-purpose brain network, but not language-processing centers.

First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.

No, its not just to keep you warm with hair you don’t have.

Far from acting as the conduits of a benevolent deity, these religious leaders threw the teachings of their own church out of the window.

It could evolve, strengthen, decay, or not be alone. Our known Universe contains matter, radiation, and dark energy. While matter (both normal and dark) and radiation become less dense as […]

Studying voice recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of Covid-19.

Want to tell someone’s future in the US? You don’t need a crystal ball, just their zip code.

Physicists create quantum entanglement, making two distant objects behave as one.

The list includes eleven species of birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat, and a plant from the mint family.

A new study finds the rocks that first formed Earth carried with them enough hydrogen for three times the water we have today.

Progress got derailed somewhere between indoor plumbing and the flying car. Why?

The power of play: our forgotten lifehack.

In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?

Let’s talk about swans. All swans are birds or, more specifically, waterfowl. They are large and sport long, slender necks. They migrate south for the winter, traveling in that eye-catching […]

If you want flexibility, transparency, and decent health policies, it seems like working in tech pays off.

Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.

Since 1957, the world’s space agencies have been polluting the space above us with countless pieces of junk, threatening our technological infrastructure and ability to venture deeper into space.

Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.

Pandemics have historically given way to social revolution. What will the post-COVID revolution be?

Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.

The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.

It could lead to a massive uptake in those previously hesitant.

Life is governed by unspoken rules. How do you know you’re following them correctly?

If everything eventually dies and decays, is there a way to prolong the inevitable? Our Universe, as it exists today, puts us in an incredibly privileged position. Had we come […]

A study says nature’s candy can be a valuable supplement to sunblock.

Ready to see the future? Nanotronics CEO Matthew Putman talks innovation and the solutions that are within reach.

The Twin Jet nebula, shown here, is a stunning example of a bipolar preplanetary nebula. At the center, a dying star is in the final stages of life where it […]

Using machine-learning technology, the genealogy company My Heritage enables users to animate static images of their relatives.

There is no going “back to normal.”

Belief systems aren’t necessarily dangerous until they’re spread by someone with influence.