The thin ribbon is a rare and spectacular celestial phenomenon, but so much more than a mere aurora. It isn’t often that skywatchers discover a new naked-eye phenomenon in astronomy, but […]

Riots may ensue as more poor Americans recognize their "miserable" long-term prospects.

How many abortions are actually performed? Survey dat reveal the complexity in the raging debate.

The phenomenon that makes our favourite drinks bubbly is, alarmingly, the same one that causes decompression sickness in divers. Why do we still love it?

Giving A.I. a role in health care can help both doctors and patients.

Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.

Torn between absolutism on the left and the right, classical liberalism—with its core values of compassion and incremental progress whereby the once-radical becomes the mainstream—is in need of a good defense. And Adam Gopnik is its lawyer.

Some claim that inflation isn’t science, but it sure has made some incredibly successful scientific predictions. So, you want to know how the Universe began? You’re not alone. Every other […]

The lost practice of face-to-face communication has made the world a more extreme place.

Here's why the Irish president believes students need philosophy.

What does the downward trend mean?

We may be able to detect cancer soon by simply peeing on a stick.

Depending on how you measure it, there are two different answers that could be right. If you want to see what’s out there in the Universe, you first have to be […]

Being bilingual has cultural, social, and cognitive benefits — so why are schools dropping language courses?

Don't believe a small reduction in immunization matters?

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Yemen leads the list of the most fragile nations, with the U.S. and U.K. among the "most worsened."

New research based on observational data from the Spitzer telescope provides clues as to how the universe first emerged from its dark age.

With the seemingly endless growth of the Democratic primary field, we may suffer from choice overload. The result? In fear of making the wrong choice, we may fail to make any — i.e., don't vote.

The "green" proposal would bring a 21st-century update to the 850-year-old cathedral.