A seismic shake-up at a venerable literary gatekeeper. Shallow and not-so-shallow consumerism. The Paris Review's new editor on old ghosts, new voices, and what's worth keeping.

Of all the experiments performed and measurements made involving fundamental particles, none has ever violated the Standard Model. Until now. If there’s one thing you can count on physicists for, it’s […]

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Using advanced laser technology, scientists at NASA will track global changes in ice with greater accuracy.

A new study discovers the “liking gap” — the difference between how we view others we’re meeting for the first time, and the way we think they’re seeing us.

Riddle me this: what do brain teasers tell you during a job interview? A lot, but not about the applicant.

We all live by society's invisible rules but for some groups, these rules are tighter than for others, says psychologist Michele Gelfand.

Our biases, preferences, and ideas of simplicity and elegance can get in the way. Here’s a scientific way to cut through them all. What are the rules governing reality? If you […]

How a cataclysm worse than what killed the dinosaurs destroyed 90 percent of all life on Earth.

New research offers a tip for politicians who don’t want to be seen as corrupt: don’t get a big head.

Although London is predominantly Christian, this map shows an archipelago of different faiths throughout the city.

These five main food groups are important for your brain's health and likely to boost the production of feel-good chemicals.

Infographics show the classes and anxieties in the supposedly classless U.S. economy.

Some parts of the world are going backward right now. Where will it leave us?

The Boring Company plans to build a new tunnel system that would connect residential garages to an underground hyperloop via elevator, potentially enabling people to someday enter the futuristic public transit system by simply stepping into their parked cars.

Academic publishers have some of the highest profit margins in the world. In the digital age, researchers are starting to wonder whether publishers actually deserve this much money.

Images revealing the power of Hurricane Florence enthrall us and terrify us at the same time.

Although initial contact with outsiders is stressful, over time we figure out how to fit them into our lives.

A new study shows that the worse off you think you are, the more likely you are to choose the steak over the garden salad.

People who have meditated for thousands of hours exhibit a remarkable difference in their brainwaves.