What the ‘decade of the brain’ taught us about drug addiction. (Hint, we had it all wrong before.)
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As recently as 1990, we didn’t know of any planets beyond our Solar System. Today, with 5000+, we’re deep into the weeds of how they form.
One tiny change might have made a huge difference.
Each of us carries our own version of the Multiverse in our heads.
Who should be compensated?
Living at a higher elevation is a double-edged sword.
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Holmes – are these celebrity CEOs good for their business?
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At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
One book will gather all topics on the search for life in the Cosmos.
Kublai Khan wasn’t the first ruler in history to issue paper money, but his Yuan dynasty did take unprecedented action to ensure this revolutionary form of currency retained its value.
Not all stress is created equal.
The war in Ukraine is unlikely to trigger a catastrophic nuclear meltdown. Physics and smart engineering are the reasons why.
No planet enters retrograde more frequently than Mercury, which does so 3-4 times each year. Here’s the scientific explanation for why.
HIV mutates rapidly, which has made the development of a vaccine an enormous challenge for decades. Finally, we might have one.
Even the dictionary doesn’t get the definition right.
Athletes often use creatine to boost performance and aid muscle recovery. Accumulating evidence suggests it could also help with depression.
Asteroid collisions aren’t always bad.
With the right material at the right temperature and a magnetic track, physics really does allow perpetual motion without energy loss.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Venus Life Finder could launch as early as 2023.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
Spaceguard shows that we can manage risks to the extinction of humanity — if only we put our mind to it.
We also don’t know how Tylenol works. But it does work.
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion.
Remembering Frank Drake, who transformed the search for alien life & extraterrestrial intelligence into a full-fledged scientific endeavor.
Total annihilation is a permanent threat.
The new material may make marine uranium extraction economically feasible.