People who visit Florence seem strangely susceptible to Stendhal syndrome, which is blamed on an overwhelming sense of awe.

With a new telescope on the horizon, we reflect on the best pictures of space that came before.

If you want to understand what the Universe is, how it began, evolved, and will eventually end, astrophysics is the only way to go.

The author of classics like “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Sun Also Rises” is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.

Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here’s what they found.

Can space ever be safe? What about the metaverse?

It’s no longer just VR vs. AR. There is an alphabet soup of metaverse acronyms, often used imprecisely. So, what do they all mean?

At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is.

For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.

Temporal lobe epilepsy seems to rewire a part of the brain that’s key to storing memories.

Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That’s just the start.

From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.

In 1990, we only knew of the ones in our Solar System. Today, we know of thousands, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A study describes how researchers conducted the first successful DNA sequencing on ancient Egyptian mummies.

Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.

Is 2022 the year the economy recovers?

The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.

On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the Apollo 17 lunar mission. They were the last people to travel […]

Coupled with 3D printing, biomining the Moon or Mars with microbes could sustain human colonies without constant re-supply from Earth.

Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?

Certain types of dogs seem to be more discerning than others, however.

It started with a 22-year-old woman, named in papers only as Mrs McK.

The search for worlds outside our solar system has just turned up a planet, TOI-2257 b, with a truly extreme orbit.

We frequently say it’s 2.725 K: from the light left over all the way from the Big Bang. But that’s not all that’s in the Universe.

New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells.

Death is the great and terrifying unknown, awaiting us all at the end of this life. Giving it a personality makes it easier to gaze upon.

We seem to have a “progression bias” that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.

Maps can do more than show us places. They also can help determined people find others long lost, whether birth mothers or fugitive killers.

Even though no human has stepped foot on the Moon’s surface in 50 years, the evidence of our presence there remains unambiguous.

Many key inventions were unique: one-offs.