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Having a “buff” skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.

Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.

‘Six Persimmons,’ an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?

It’s 2024, and we still only know of the fundamental particles of the Standard Model: nothing more. But these 8 unanswered questions remain.

The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is the event of a lifetime.

When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.

Planets can be Earth-like or Neptune-like, but only rarely are in between. This hot, Saturn-like planet hints at a solution to this puzzle.

We’ve heard this argument before.

Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we’ll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.

Decades of Alzheimer’s research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.

Bob Dylan gave us the paradoxical gem “there’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all.” He had a point.

So many of the conditions for a sale or IPO are outside your control — which is why preparation is everything.

The concept of the warp drive is currently at odds with everything we know to be true about physics.

The number of people with whom we interact is highest around 40, but then things change substantially after that.

If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.

The Universe changes remarkably over time, with some entities surviving and others simply decaying away. Is this cosmic evolution at work?

One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers’ minds.

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed, GRB 221009A behaved in unexpected ways that might help us understand how they occur.

Digital analyses of Enlightenment-era letters are teaching us a thing or two about Locke, Voltaire, and others.

We know the Universe is expanding, but scientists don’t agree on the rate. This is a legitimate problem.

Carl Jung was one such person.

From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.

Quarks and leptons are the smallest known subatomic particles. Does the Standard Model allow for an even smaller layer of matter to exist?

Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.

In our Universe, all stable atomic nuclei have protons in them; there’s no stable “neutronium” at all. But what’s the reason why?

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.

To keep up with the pace of change, organizations that haven’t already can benefit greatly from exploring skills-based training. 

Theory without experiment is blind, and experiment without theory is lame.

Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.