science

Albert Einstein’s famous thought experiments led to groundbreaking ideas.

Richard Dawkins responds to the Alt-Right, Trump’s policies, and discusses the evil potential of ideology.

A new study finds that cognitive functioning of women is affected by gender-role attitudes within their country.

Greatest job ever? NASA will pay six-figures to a Planetary Protection Officer.

A paper argues that the younger generation is no better at technology and multitasking than older people. 

A new study finds that talking to yourself in the third person may help deal with stress.

New research by Professor Dan Graur shows that only a quarter of the human genome is functional. 

Northwestern University researchers discover the unexpected origins of half the atoms in our bodies.

Researchers succeed in an 80-year-old quest to find the elusive “angel particle”.

Scientists discover a counterintuitive property of quantum particles called “backflow”.

Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss spoke at CSICon 2016 about scientists’ attempt to look back in time to the beginning of our universe.

19% of American soldiers returned from Vietnam addicted to heroin. 95% of them recovered without relapse. How?

Research on ghost sightings reveal underlying manifestations that affect us in weird ways.   

Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal discusses a three-step process to shift your mindset when anxiety creeps in.

Primatologists and praying farmers show us why it takes a flexible brain, and many perspectives, to unlock truly groundbreaking science.

It illustrates the dangers of rip currents.

A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.

Scientists solve the mystery of why 2000-year-old Roman concrete still stands strong.

An interactive periodic table with pictures makes it easy to see how each element is used.

A new study looks at how to make a successful smile.

A pioneering study provides a detailed look at how the U.S. economy will suffer from climate change.

New studies look at possible age limits to the human lifespan.

Racism is the acting out of biases learned as early as preschool, research shows. If racism starts at three years old, so should science-backed strategies to reduce it.

Is race a trivial quality of humans, or of deep social importance? Who gets to decide whether race exists or not?

Google is closing in on achieving a major quantum computing milestone.

Scientists film a closeup of DNA replication for the first time, leading to unexpected observations.

Elon Musk publishes a visionary paper on his company’s plans to colonize space.

Has CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna invented the Pandora’s Box of genetic engineering, or can CRISPR be used for the forces of good?

Groundbreaking research finds that the human brain creates multi-dimensional neural structures.

Designed by two MIT professors, this build-it-yourself kit teaches kids to “think with their hands” in an effort to bolster STEM skills early on.