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The concept of burnout is nothing new. But there are ways to prevent burnout and promote greater engagement with work. 

The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.

Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of “wabi sabi” can help.

The Sun produces a wide variety of particles and radiation throughout it, but all of its neutrinos are produced in the core: where nuclear reactions take place. The various reactions […]

Known as orphaned planets, rogue planets, or planets without parent stars, these “outliers” might be the most common planet of all.

It is difficult to save a species that does not seem to care about saving itself.

Time always moves in the same direction, but what if the Universe were contracting? As we step forward in time, a number of things always seem to happen together. Objects […]

Often viewed as a theoretical, calculational tool only, the Lamb Shift proved their existence. If you spend enough time listening to theoretical physicists, it starts to sound like there are […]

Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It’s not; it’s hard to mess with success.

From the present day all the way to less than 400 million years after the Big Bang, we’re seeing how the Universe grew up like never before.

Even with all the recent impacts we’ve seen, it might be more “foe” than “friend” to us.

And, at some point, did the Milky Way lose ours? There are some 400 billion objects flying through the Milky Way galaxy with enough mass that — if they were all made of […]

A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.

A physicist creates an AI algorithm that predicts natural events and may prove the simulation hypothesis.

Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.

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?

The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever.

The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.

Start fighting back against planned obsolescence.

Roughly half the world population, including in America, has insufficient levels of vitamin D. UV irradiated mushrooms can help.

We pretend as if economic sanctions are a peaceful way to coerce others into behaving. In reality, they are a potent tool of modern warfare.

The puzzle of play The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. Scientists continue to toss around ideas.

More than 150 companies are developing flying cars. Here’s why they’re aren’t yet off the ground and darting across city skies.

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

Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news — but also some bright spots.

If you think ‘particles are matter’ and ‘antiparticles are antimatter,’ think again. In this Universe, there are certain rules that have never been observed to be broken. Some of these […]

Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned “Frankenstein.” But we still grapple with the same questions.

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 […]

In the most extreme cases, spiraling prices can lead to a collapse in a currency’s value.

By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.