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New research solves a long-standing puzzle.

The “love hormone” might be an unexplored treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

The new book “Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs” documents 100 archaeological discoveries that changed the world.

The world’s largest retailer has evolved “like a flea market,” according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.

Microplastics are everywhere in the ocean food chain. A new study suggests they might have another route into terrestrial animals.

A bizarre Islamic splinter lodged deep in the body of Europe.

Researchers believe they’ve found some connections in women that may help predict postpartum depression before childbirth.

You’ve probably never heard of Ahwaz. But the Emirate in waiting already has a flag – and, of course, a map…

It’s the faintest and hardest object to see in the entire catalogue, but the rewards — and knowledge you gain — are priceless! “If there is nothing new under the sun, at least the […]

Face it: even though new technologies can be exciting and fun, they’re also major causes of stress. Tech developers are setting a goal to de-stress our devices.

The brightest “planetary nebula” is actually a Sun-like star in its final death throes! “When he shall die,Take him and cut him out in little stars,And he will make the face […]

Remember Syria? It’s the war everyone was talking about before the one about to erupt over Crimea invaded our screens. Turkey hasn’t forgotten, though. Syria’s northern neighbour has seen a […]

The moral philosopher John Rawls, whose theory of distributive justice will likely get mentioned at some point in discussions about the end of the filibuster for presidential nominations, would likely sit back and belly laugh at the change in these rules.  He might laugh because he could be of the opinion that it is long overdue.

            Control. Without a sense of control, we feel less safe. With a sense of control – whether we actually have that control or not – we feel safer. A […]

Market reports sometimes use the phrase “testing the bottom.” It’s when a market flirts with a new low, below which it will not fall. The phrase also applies to the […]

–Guest post by Patrick Riley, AoE Culture Correspondent There was a time when mainstream media coverage of an upcoming movie would create buzz about the film. Nowadays, publications like the New […]

Part 1 of Eruptions Etna Week with guest blogger Dr. Boris Behncke – everything you ever wanted to know about the Sicilian volcano!

In the pre-Internet world, you might have told a few people about a lousy experience you had with a company. Now the Web lets you tell millions… and your message never goes away.

A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.

Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.

Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. And before it was a republic, it was a kingdom ruled by seven mythical kings — some better than others.

And why you, a non-expert, should absolutely not consider “explaining what you know” to an actual expert in the field.

Remember Stephen Hawking’s robotic voice? It wasn’t a robot.

The robot can drive heavy steal beams into the ground at a rate of 1 per 73 seconds, which will help expedite solar farm construction.

The pandemic and the Great Resignation fed into a perfect storm of inflation — and some restaurateurs cleaned up.

Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?

What began as an annoyance ended as a Nobel Prize-winning discovery about the Big Bang and the origin of the Universe.

The best evidence for dark matter is astrophysical and indirect. Do new lensing observations point to ultra-light, wave-like dark matter?

Amyloid plaque can build up in body organs other than the brain. The resulting diseases — AL amyloidosis, ATTR amyloidosis and more — cause much suffering.

Journaling helped Marcus Aurelius cultivate the emotional intelligence necessary to steer Rome through turbulent times.