Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can “scoop-up” and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.

A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.

In theory, history is the sum of everything that ever happened; in practice, it’s a story we tell ourselves to make sense of and justify our actions in the present. 

A study finds that sex is “moderate intensity physical activity,” similar to light jogging or leisurely swimming.

Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.

According to surveys, approximately half of artificial intelligence experts believe that general AI will emerge by 2060.

Russia has long sought to erase the mere idea of Ukraine. But people like my grandmother, born in Druzhkivka, will not let Russia win.

Is the multiverse real? It’s one of the hottest questions in all of theoretical physics. We invited two astrophysicists to join the debate.

The first recorded brain activity of a person during their death suggests a biological trigger for near-death experiences.

The Bolsheviks may have created Ukraine’s current borders, but that doesn’t mean dismantling them is good for today’s Russia.

The natural wonders of Mauritius include the spectacular sight of an underwater waterfall. Here’s the science of how it works.

Life is possible because of asymmetries, such as an imbalance between matter and antimatter and the “handedness” (chirality) of molecules.

One particular revolution was so important, that at least one historian thinks the 20th century officially began in 1914 and ended in 1991.

Bite into a miracle berry and you’ll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.

Out of all the galaxies we know, only a few little ones are missing dark matter. At last, we finally understand why.

Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.

Hormonal birth control for women may elevate the risk of depression and suicide, but so does pregnancy itself.

The odds are slim, but the consequences would be devastating. Here’s what would happen, plus how to avoid it.

The gaze of another person can make us conceive of our body as an object.

Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power. 

Move over, IC 1101. You may be impressively large, but you never stood a chance against the largest known galaxy: Alcyoneus.

What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?

Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.

About 150 million years ago, a long-necked sauropod came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history…or is it? 

Outfitted with wheels and rotors, the bot can morph from a land drone into a quadcopter in seconds.

Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.

Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.

Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.

If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at even higher energies, something even greater happens?

The Kardashev scale ranks civilizations from Type 1 to Type 3 based on energy harvesting.