Learning another language might make you richer, sexier, and smarter. Why not try it?
Speculation about the existence of aliens goes all the way back at least to the Greek philosophers. Their arguments will sound familiar.
Safety through technology is no bad thing—Nietzsche himself sought doctors and medicines throughout his life—but it can become pathological.
Equations that describe time travel are fully compatible and consistent with relativity — but physics is not mathematics.
The Standard Model may or may not be in trouble, but particle physics definitely needs saving. Here’s what the new LHC can do.
Diplomacy is war by other means.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
Could we finally detect the elusive Unruh effect?
A large study links pornography use to decreased sexual performance for men and increased sexual performance for women.
The simulation gave researchers some of the first concrete data linking climate change to human evolution and speciation.
Everything that gets heated up has to, somehow, radiate that energy away. Here’s what we see when that happens in the Universe.
Many contemporary composers live in the shadow of Bach and Beethoven, even though they’re just as interesting to listen to.
For a thousand light-years in all directions, there’s a “bubble” that the Sun sits at the center of. Here’s the story behind it.
A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
The same technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines may enable the first damage-reversing heart attack cure.
Europa may be difficult to access. But if a recent study is correct, its subsurface ocean would be more accessible than previously thought.
A study finds prescription medications and dangerous unlisted ingredients in ordinary supplements.
The so-called “court painter of Silicon Valley” was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
SIDS deaths have decreased worldwide, but research has yet to solve this medical mystery.
Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
Meet the power plant of the future.
Probably not. Even though we’re still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
If secrets are a kind of poison, confession is the antidote.
The Mayan calendar is revered for its impeccable accuracy. Now, a recent excavation in Guatemala reveals how the system developed over time.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not to mark Mexican independence.
Most potentially hazardous asteroids remain unidentified. NEO surveyor could change that, but only if it’s funded, and soon.