The stories in Shakespeare's plays and 'Game of Thrones' are often bloody, but which are ultimately more violent?

Diversity in the workplace is a long-standing issue for many companies. Diversity and inclusion training programs aim to help improve interactions between employees with different backgrounds; however, getting the lessons […]

If space were really curved due to matter and energy, we should see light deflect. A solar eclipse provides the perfect opportunity. “Eddington had needed to make significant corrections to […]

Humans are a programmable species, and we live inside the most ancient operating system of all — ideology.

Many people were upset when NPR tweeted out the Declaration of Independence.

Four countries around the world host both Russian and American military bases. 

At just 3 billion years old, this galaxy should be blue and full of new, young stars. Instead, it’s already out of fuel. What gives? “This new insight may force us […]

A new study suggests that older couples may help their marriages by drinking together.

Breakfast is often cupcakes and cake with different names, like muffins and yogurt. That does not bode well for our waistlines. 

Can computers be creative? Depends on whether you're asking it to write music or write a novel.

A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.

Every week one of our brave editors scours the comment section for gems. Did you make the cut? 

Can understanding science make pop culture better, and can understanding pop culture make science more interesting? Absolutely.

LHC researchers discover a double-heavy set of quarks that may reveal new insights into the strong force.

Scientists solve the mystery of why 2000-year-old Roman concrete still stands strong.

A new study correlates personality type with sleeping position, with infographics

Someday, the Sun will heat up enough to boil our planet’s oceans. Could moving the entire Earth away save us? “I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn’t boil […]

Jennifer Doudna, the CRISPR co-creator, says that the genie of genetic engineering might be hard to put back in the bottle.

A new C is coming to the C-suite: The Chief Robotics Officer, or CRO. Do I hear laughter or detect an eye roll? Think again. The bots are coming. Business […]

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Actor and author Alan Alda on the art of communication (for good and evil), social anxiety, the mind of a billionaire, and more.