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Different gut bacteria may affect differently the way energy is metabolized from foods.
In 1936, a school girl named Phyllis wrote a letter to Albert Einstein to ask whether a person could believe in both science and religion. He was quick to reply.
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When it comes to climate change, gun control, and vaccinations, facts don’t change people’s minds—but there is one technique that might.
Imagine data delivered by light. This is an important benchmark toward the development of a whole new computer.
What role do expectations play in whether we feel hungry or satiated?
Are noble 18th-century norms fit for 21st-century life? Especially when, as Yuval Harari says, liberalism’s “factual statements just don’t stand up to rigorous scientific scrutiny.”
By using the DoNotPay chatbot, you may be able to quickly file a small-claims case against Equifax for up to $25,000.
A new study of intestinal microbiota and circadian rhythms reveal insights into global obesity rates.
The findings of this study are stunning: in a 16-hour waking day, adults are sedentary for 12.3 hours.
A new study finds cause for concern over what tattoo ink is doing to the body.
While it’s fresh in everyone’s mind, this is the best time to turn awareness into action. “Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing […]
Most Roman emperors died violent deaths, and many were far from Rome when they did
Optimism may be quantifiably keeping marriages together, especially after the so-called honeymoon period ends.
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The Mayor of Atlanta explains that if your version of America involves keeping "others" out, then you have yet to learn the lessons of the past.
Lots of colorful characters went looking for the Yeti. And there have been several hoaxes.
Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.
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When we create something more intelligent than we could ever be, what happens after that? We have to teach it.
A new study examines reasons behind the persistence of neuromyths.