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The full extent of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large galaxy to our own, has been entirely imaged with Hubble’s exquisite cameras.

Oliver Burkeman — author of “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.

Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn’t a good thing — it’s a denial of opportunity.

Capsaicin is already used to treat nerve pain. Early research hints it could do more.

Will you die when your body dies?

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a medieval airship!

Mansa Musa, perhaps history’s richest man, claims he ascended the throne of Mali after his predecessor sailed west and never came back. Could he have made it to the New World?

The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.

To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks.

“Immodest Acts” tells the story of Benedetta Carlini, a lesbian nun who claimed to be a mystic visionary but failed to convince the leaders of her faith. 

In the shadow of the Shard, the mosaics help paint a picture of Roman London.

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.

When Saint Ambrose of Milan was venerated, his life became public property, its meaning expanding with the unique interpretations of each new generation.

Immune booster or pure torture?

Can biomaterials help finally thrust perovskite solar cells to mainstream adoption?

Over 800 prisoners in Texas relate their experiences.

“I used to mountain climb… If I can’t walk anymore, I’ll crawl.”

An elegant, 400-year-old means of navigating the stars takes flight.

Extravagant plans to build Titanic II, a replica of the original White Star Line ship, are back in circulation.

Valentine’s Day has a surprisingly raunchy history, going back thousands of years.

Alas, much like parrots, they don’t know what they’re saying … it’s just that they can do it, which is still pretty remarkable. 

The highest concentration in Europe of places named after saints? Galicia, in Spain. 

Does a good deed “pay off” a bad deed? A lot of people view their actions this way, says Scotty Hendricks. 

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Writer Paul Theroux on tyrannical mothers, colonizing Mars, and an important difference between humans and cockroaches. 

Former President Obama returned to public life today, indicating some topics he’ll focus on during his post-presidency.

As mankind raises its eyes to Mars and asks, “How do we get there?”, we might need to ask, “Should we go?”. Carl Sagan said we may not be entitled to visit a potentially inhabited planet.

Mother Teresa will be canonized this Sunday, September 4th. What does it take to become a saint, and is the Vatican mistaken to not address Mother Teresa’s flaws?

The Planetary Society has unveiled the successor of its first solar sail project, the LightSail 2. It will take flight sometime this year when SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is ready.

Two of the most famously rousing speeches in history, though one is from a dramatic work, address many of the same topics: bravery, fear, camaraderie, and death.

In today’s edition of #TuesdaysWithBill, 8-year-old Shya asks Bill Nye about the LightSail satellite, a solar sailing spacecraft launched by the Planetary Society and currently “sailing” around us in space.