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Scientists work on it, it’s consistent with science, and it hopes to be the biggest scientific breakthrough of all. But it’s missing one key ingredient. “As of now, string theorists […]

The evidence is there, and sometimes a set of pictures can show you better than words could ever tell. “If I want water, I’ll have to make it from scratch. […]

Both are beautiful gifts, but only one is a beautiful learning experience. “The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie […]

And the method teaches us just how far Pluto is from actual planethood. “Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent […]

The author of The Purpose Driven Life has a theory about why Paris happened: We haven’t accepted Jesus. 

These findings suggest that “across the American life course, there is a large amount of income volatility.”

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of “Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now,” argues that Mohammed was a creative genius who, upon his death, froze innovation in Islam forever.

While a “counter-Earth” may be impossible, there are three other ways it could actually work out. “We are not like the social insects. They have only the one way of doing […]

Compared to a human lifetime, the Universe is ancient.But even a single year holds important changes. “We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we […]

About 1.15 million people in the U.S. have died from gun violence since John Lennon’s death 35 years ago. What can his life and music tell us about how to respond to violence, intolerance, and hate? 

How we went from our Milky Way, alone, to the entire Universe. “Gamow was fantastic in his ideas. He was right, he was wrong. More often wrong than right. Always […]

We build tools, and those tools determine, construct, and guide our lives. Should we welcome the assistance that artificially intelligent machines provide?  

Climate change doesn’t have the emotional characteristics that make it truly deep-in-your-heart scary. Leaders will have to act anyway.

Dr. Christopher Watson explains the barriers to finding another haven for human life.

Last week’s $1.5 billion jackpot was a record that likely will be broken again and again. But when, if ever, should you play? “I’ve done the calculation and your chances of […]

Words of wisdom from American aviator Amelia Earhart: “Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do.”

Words of Wisdom from Amelia Earhart prior to her final flight: “I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.”

Words of wisdom from Amelia Earhart: “The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard.”

Culturally and economically, modern Turkey is at a dangerous crossroads.

If you saw the lunar eclipse from a city, here’s what you missed. “The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also […]

If there’s only one Higgs, no unexpected decays and no new fundamental, heavy particles, it might all be over. “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All […]

Juvenile incarceration isn’t just a minor sentence. Researchers have found it sets off a chain reaction that follows them into adulthood.

Nuclear weapons do horrific widespread damage. Nuclear radiation, even at high doses, does not. But fear of radiation does. We have the survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to thank for these lessons. We should honor their suffering by remembering both.

Four billion years ago, the Universe was a different place. What would we have seen? “In such moments, offering up his heart at the hour when the flowers of night […]

A tour de force article by The New Yorker’s Kathryn Schulz details a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that could leave a region home to millions of people in absolute ruins.

Painting for Picasso was rule-breaking, serious business, but sculpture was rule-innocent child’s play.

Journalist Fareed Zakaria discusses the true cost of American higher education and the structural changes that must take place to correct an unsustainable trend.

“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”

The beautiful and intricate Czech capital is like an anti-Silicon Valley.

Researchers have found that there are people who can recall their lives down to the last detail, and there are people who sit on the opposite side of that spectrum.