We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
As far as we can tell, there’s no limit to how far it goes on; only a limit to how far we can see. Could the Universe truly be infinite?
A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as “sub-creation.” And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn’t have to be sexual.
Even the most brilliant mind in history couldn’t have achieved all he did without significant help from the minds of others.
In the pursuit of happiness, money probably trumps meaning.
The “Clovis First” hypothesis for human settlement of North and South America has just been debunked. Where do we go from here?
If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
We’ve fooled ourselves before with galaxies that look just like this one. The evidence we have simply isn’t strong enough.
A community in Austin, Texas is using geothermal energy to keep homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
One research group’s AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
In the latest edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast, we talk with soon-to-be Dr. Arianna Long about galaxies, from birth to today.
There is much more to the Kama Sutra than just sex. It’s a guide to anyone wanting more pleasure in life, however they take it.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
Fermilab’s TeVatron just released the best mass measurement of the W-boson, ever. Here’s what doesn’t add up.
Time for a status check before watching “Moon Knight.”
There have been some 6,000 Great Lakes shipwrecks, which have claimed an estimated 30,000 lives. These maps show some of them.
To Vladimir Putin, a young KGB colonel at the time, the decision was a colossal mistake.
Many people perceive the struggle to understand our Universe as a battle between science and God. But this is a false dichotomy.
Chess was once blamed for triggering mental health problems, including suicide and even murder. Today, the same is said of video games.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world’s most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
The idea of “absolute time” was our default for millennia. But time is relative, as gravity and motion both cause time to dilate.