science

Would you ever have sex with a robot?

UNC School of Medicine researchers identified the amino acid responsible for the trip.

A team of researchers have discovered the brain rhythmic activity that can split us from reality.

A team at the University of Basel discovered a connection between antidepressants and REM sleep.

What exactly does “questions are the new answers” mean?

Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.

Does time exist? Here’s what the debate is all about.

A philosopher’s guide to detecting nonsense and getting around it.

The drive would provide enough thrust for a spacecraft to travel near the speed of light using only electricity, says physicist Jim Woodward.

It’s the largest black hole merger ever observed by scientists.

Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.

Astronomer Michelle Thaller schools us on what atoms really look, the Big Bang theory, and the speed of light.

A rare titanosaur embryo was discovered with its skull preserved in 3 dimensions.

In some countries, religiosity and pro-science attitudes are actually positively correlated, according to the results of a recent study.

Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.

A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.

Restflix has over 20 personalized channels for optimal sleep.

Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.

Seismic data from 2016 reveals a rare bi-directional boomerang earthquake.

A clever new study definitively measures how long it takes for quantum particles to pass through a barrier.

Two famous Italian design companies joined forces to create this masterpiece.

What was so great about Einstein anyway? A group of experts weigh in.

The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.

A new study enhanced color vision for individuals with the most common type of red-green color blindness.

The 2020 study successfully removed memories associated with morphine from the brains of mice with very promising results.

Placing science and religion at opposite ends of the belief spectrum is to ignore their unique purposes.

A study finds people are more influenced by what the other party says than their own. What gives?

What we know about black holes is both fascinating and scary.

Duke University researchers might have solved a half-century old problem.

Want help raising your kids? Spend more time at church, says new study.