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If you eat a diet full of refined grains, high-sugar drinks, and sweets, there's a good chance you have too much insulin.
Stars are born, live, and die within the spiral arms of galaxies like the Milky Way. These 19 JWST spirals deliver unprecedented riches.
New DNA analyses raise questions over the theory that Christopher Columbus and his men brought syphilis to Europe.
If our Milky Way were located in the Virgo cluster instead of the Local Group, chances are we'd already be a "red and dead" galaxy.
The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
If there’s life lurking on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter, could our instruments even detect it?
No shots fired. No flags raised. And no dry land gained. Still, the U.S. effectively grew by the size of about two Californias in December.
Valles Marineris is the Solar System's grandest canyon, many times longer, wider, and deeper than the Grand Canyon. What scarred Mars so?
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is both completely normal and absolutely remarkable in a number of ways. Here's the story of our cosmic home.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.
Want to avoid getting "spaghettified" by a black hole? Steer clear of the smaller ones.
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
Astronomers claim to have found structures so large, they shouldn't exist. With such biased, incomplete observations, perhaps they don't.
Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that's anything but the norm.
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year's CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what's the full explanation behind it?
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
Life became a possibility in the Universe as soon as the raw ingredients were present. But living, inhabited worlds required a bit more.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.
High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
Observations of an enormous cosmic structure, dubbed the "Big Ring," seem to violate the Copernican principle.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn't just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.