Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…

Now’s your chance to become part of an exciting new venture. Or to think about it. Maybe just think about it for now.

Truth is, dinosaurs aren’t as distinct as you may think, but to find out why, we first have to consider how we got the term “dinosaur.”

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a compostable material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that might not only be able to replace plastic.

Don't let others define your own path through life, says comedian and raconteur Nick Offerman.

It's no small secret that we are addicted to our phones. This so-called 'dumb watch' can help you check it less… and looks great, too.

Scientists have discovered a rare hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in waters near Kauai, Hawaii.

It’s one of the most common tropes in science fiction. But which movies actually get the science right? The way we travel through time, at a speed of one second per […]

The retired astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the challenges and joys of being a photographer in space.

A priest, a psychologist, and a philosopher discuss.

A new study contests the benefits of meditation in the workplace. We show everything that's wrong with the research.

On hallucinating a teensy Virgin Mary in a water fountain, our weird relationship to fame, her stint as an elf-hunting camp counselor, and more in what feels like a 4 am college conversation with the inimitable Parker Posey.

Why do secular groups often act like churches? The answer is simpler than you think.

Exactly 65 years after the end of the Korean war, these soldiers are headed home.

Did the Universe begin at time t=0? Did space and time emerge from that? The Universe, today, is expanding and cooling, as the volume of the Universe increases while the number […]

Hungary's Two-Tailed Dog Party campaigns on an 'anti-anti-immigration platform, with slogans such as: “Sorry about our Prime Minister”, and “Feel free to come to Hungary, we already work in England anyway!”

If our current laws of physics can’t predict what will happen, even probabilistically, we need something new. There are two theories we have that explain all the particles and their […]

What role does beauty play in evolution? How does Darwin's idea of natural selection apply to how we choose mates? Richard O. Prum, professor of Ornithology at Yale University, explains.

“This is a promising line of research because omega-3 fatty acids are thought to improve brain health in children and adults.”

Almost two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. say they're burned out, depressed, or both. What do we do when the very people charged with safeguarding our health against the effects of burnout are themselves suffering from burnout?