It's somewhat of a given that over the course of your life, you'll lose your hearing to some degree. But that doesn't necessarily have to be the case.

At least 25% of the land that captures carbon is in the hands of indigenous people.

From religion to democrats to… Whole Foods. Did you make the cut? 

A recent psychology study examines the importance of intellectual humility in decision-making related to politics, health and work.

AI is leaving human needs and democracy behind in its race to accomplish its current profit-generating goals.

The highest paid athlete in history does not live in modern times. That person lived in Ancient Rome.

Time on your own means time to tell the difference between right and wrong.    

Canadian authorities have decided that the f-word is acceptable language for French Canadian broadcasts.

Everyone thinks they know how to make their brain more creative and have better ideas.

A startup with a $100 million investment wants to implant chips into human brains to enhance their abilities. 

Bothered by spam and phishing emails? This bot can waste months of a spammer's time, and produces some hilarious results… and you can use it for free right now. 

The first stars formed almost half a billion years before we could see their light. Here’s why. At the moment of the Big Bang, the Universe was full of matter and […]

Religion as a belief system goes back hundreds of thousands of years. So why are so many of the religious peoples of today so focused on a supposed God that goes back only 5,000 years? The answer lies in how our brains work.

"It’s a common enough scenario. A vegetarian has been invited to a friend’s place for dinner. The host forgets that the guest is a vegetarian, and places a pork chop in front of her. What is she to do? "    

Scientists didn’t know why the sleep deprived experienced cognitive lapses, until now.

Breakthrough gene therapy allows doctors to replace 80% of an epidermolysis bullosa patient’s skin.

Kids say the darndest things. They're also far more adept at workflow management than adults are. What can we learn from them? 

A new report shows that the true costs of war are much higher than reported by the Pentagon.

How to overcome anxiety in a time that tries men's souls.

From millions of miles to millions of light years, there’s nothing else that leaves trails like this. When you point your telescope at the distant Universe, observing a faint, massive object […]