The Russian intelligence agency KGB was legendary for its spycraft, violent methods, and far-reaching influence on world affairs.

A massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and a single star did it.

It marks the company’s biggest stock market drop ever.

Strong interpersonal skills are the “soft skills” that help us successfully live, work, collaborate, and exist with others. Professionals with strong interpersonal skills hone these capabilities through daily practice and […]

Slowing workforce growth can affect American GDP growth unless we focus on skills training and immigration reform, says Robert Steven Kaplan, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Some things in life just can't be explained. And that's okay.

Humanity’s greatest-ever view of the Big Bang’s leftover glow has just released their final analysis. Here’s what we’ve learned. It’s been more than 50 years since humanity discovered a uniform bath […]

Health experts told Congress that we're woefully unprepared for the coming realities of climate change. Will we listen?

The anticipation of guilt implies personal responsibility, which researchers found to be a marker of trustworthiness.

The announcement is a major victory for Impossible Foods, the San Francisco-based startup that makes Silicon Valley's favorite veggie burger.

If confirmed by future observations, this would be the most significant discovery of liquid water on Mars yet.

Visiting scholar James Timbie says that the artificial intelligence revolution will involve humans and machines working together, with the best results coming from humans supported by intelligent machines.

There's a reason you're not motivated when you smoke weed: it ruins your episodic memory.

A new study shows that U.S. students infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite are more likely to be business managers and entrepreneurs.

Harvard psychologist Susan David says she worries about the message that society promotes about focusing on happiness — that it may inadvertently result in greater levels of unhappiness. Happiness has become […]

What are the different types of rocket engines and will there be a rocket engine coming in the future that uses very little energy? NASA's Michelle Thaller explains.

The Universe was born with equal amounts of matter and antimatter. How did matter win? 13.8 billion years ago, at the moment of the Big Bang, the Universe was the hottest […]

Binary stars and common envelope evolution illustrate messy but “tasty" science.

Score another point for man's best friend.

A new study finds that people who do good are often ridiculed and punished by their co-workers and friends.