Who — or what — really controls your mind?
More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
June 19, 2023
Carl Sagan famously said, “Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a Universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.” Our crossword today features the latest theories from top physicists about the Universe.
If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it's a JWST image or any other observatory.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
And it seems to work alongside popular weight-loss medications, like Ozempic.
The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.
Pessimism reigned supreme.
In a far-reaching discovery with astrophysicist Karolina Garcia, we discuss what's in the Universe and how it grew up.
A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.
Cancer likes glucose. So take it away.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
Meet the world's largest landowners.
New research shows that the transition from general to specific memories involves the maturation of inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus.
If we waited long enough, would even protons themselves decay? The far future stability of the Universe depends on it.
Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news — but also some bright spots.
Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
From cosmetic procedures to heart operations, the introduction of AI will create an ethical minefield.
A secret to a long, healthy life may lie in the diversity of gut viruses, which can supercharge bacterial metabolism and resist disease.
What do the dark recesses of the early Universe and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have in common? More than you could have ever hoped for.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
How are we to deal with the quantization of spacetime and gravity?
Business acumen training can help everyone from individual contributors to directors learn how to seize opportunities for growth.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline relaunched last year with a new number, yet few Americans are aware of the helpline and its purpose.
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
Up until 2002, we thought that the heaviest stable element was bismuth: #83 on the periodic table. That's absolutely no longer the case.
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
A series of charts shows how prevalent different mental illnesses are across the globe — but how we define them matters.