Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there’s anything useful about the field at all.
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Earth is the Solar System’s only known inhabited planet. Could Venus, if its phosphine signal is real, be our second world with life?
A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.
There’s an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?
There’s a speed limit to the Universe: the speed of light in a vacuum. Want to beat the speed of light? Try going through a medium!
Researchers hypothesize that these exoplanets could support the development of alien life.
The amygdala can hijack your brain’s response if it recognizes past trauma in a current situation. To regain control, simply press pause.
The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear.
Nearly 2000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii but incinerating Herculaneum. The most lethal volcanic phenomenon is at fault.
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn’t exist.
A “seafood mafia” is plying the waters between India and Sri Lanka to satisfy China’s appetite for an increasingly rare delicacy.
Catastrophes are difficult to predict because they are so rare. But AI using active learning can make predictions from very small data sets.
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Research shows that octopuses are sentient, emotional creatures.
This short story is a fictional account of two very real people — Anaximander and Anaximenes, two ancient Greeks who tried to make sense of the universe.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
Many of the furniture giant’s products are named after Swedish locations. Not everyone is happy about that.
There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.
Each of our three nearest stars might have an Earth-like planet in orbit around it. Here’s what we’ll learn when we finally observe it.
Even though no human has stepped foot on the Moon’s surface in 50 years, the evidence of our presence there remains unambiguous.
To date, only one research vessel has ever encountered a milky sea.
Living is about staying busy.
We have a morbid curiosity about nautical disaster stories. The Irish “Wreck Viewer” offers a window into centuries of marine misfortune.
Preventing scurvy is not just a problem in the Antarctic.
The key to curbing sugar intake may lie in the gut rather than our tastebuds.
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.
Whatever your length of service in the top role, this tool-box will help you conquer adversity — and thrive.
Probably not. Even though we’re still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
Mounted on horses and armed with unique, powerful bows, the archers of Genghis Khan inspired terror wherever they rode.
Ancient currents seemed to move in concert with a 2.4 million-year dance between the Red Planet and Earth.