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Yes, dark energy is real. Yes, distant galaxies recede faster and faster as time goes on. But the expansion rate isn't accelerating at all.

It’s called the “hipster effect,” and a study from Brandeis University mathematician Jonathan Touboul explains how it happens.

Ever since the Big Bang, cataclysmic events have released enormous amounts of energy. Here's the greatest one ever witnessed.

It's spooky, and it's happening all around us. And inside us.

If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.

Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? A Johns Hopkins professor explains.

De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.

Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.

Mahāyāna is the most popular type of Buddhism in the world today.

Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument.

These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.

Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that cause leprosy, have the surprising ability to grow and reverse aging in armadillo livers.

Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.

Historical analyses reveal that crises almost always yield surprising benefits.

A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.

Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman debunks the ‘10,000 steps per day’ myth.

There may be a faster, less-painful way to use radiation against cancer.

Debates about the existence of free will traditionally have been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free will and those who don’t because they believe the Universe […]

To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.

In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.

There's enough evidence to conclude president Bukele had no idea what he was doing.

“Conflict is useful. The question is how do you deal with conflict effectively.”

How much can something change and still be the same thing?

Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.

An increase in genetic regulatory elements explains how modern humans evolved bigger brains than other hominins.

Fiona Broome remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn't). Oddly, many people had the same false memory.

When you hold yourself financially accountable, you’re likely to gain more than just some extra money.

We asked 11 experts about the future of progress for humanity.

Earlier this month, Big Think sat down with filmmaker Jason Sussberg of Structure Films to discuss We Are As Gods, a new documentary produced by Jason and fellow filmmaker David […]

Since the time of Galileo, Saturn's rings have remained an unexplained mystery. A new idea may have finally solved the longstanding puzzle.