It could one day fuel nuclear fusion reactors.

These hard-to-finish books are still worth the effort.

Pando is a stand of aspen in Utah that is 14,000 years old and weighs 12 million pounds. Humans threaten to end its long reign.

The “attention economy” corrupts science.

“Salvator Mundi” sold for a record-breaking $450 million in 2017, but is it really as valuable as people were led to believe?

The U.S. military once used Google’s tech without their employees knowing. Anna Butrico explains the complicated history behind “Project Maven.”

In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.

Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.

Modernism has lasted longer than any art movement since the Renaissance.

You might think it’s impossible to run out of wind, but Europe’s “wind drought” proves otherwise. And it’s only going to get worse.

Amplifying the energy within a laser, over and over, won’t get you an infinite amount of energy. There’s a fundamental limit due to physics.

This technological feat changes our cosmic history.

Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.

An inclusion expert explains why women of color are held back.

The far side of the Moon is incredibly different from the Earth-facing side. 63 years later, we know why the Moon’s faces are not alike.

If you’re trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.

Most electric car charging is done at night. A grid powered mostly by renewable energy might not be able to meet demand, but there is a solution.

Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.

The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe’s size and shape.

We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: General Relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don’t work together.

Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.

Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason

Is science destined to crack the code of consciousness—and how would we even go about it?

The researchers and patients are excited to see if color vision will develop over time.

We could even benefit from more whataboutisms — if they’re used properly.

Sooner or later, Earth is going to be hit by a large enough space object to cause significant damage to humanity. Stopping them isn’t easy.

The recipe for a perfect date night: a rom-com, a bowl of popcorn, and a syringe of testosterone — at least for gerbils, anyway.

Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.

The aging brain is networked differently.

Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.