Two things really ruin the holiday season: bon bon jokes and egocentrism. This study helps take the latter out of the gift-giving equation. 

As people reject the status quo around the world, what might the left try to replace it with? One American philosopher makes an argument for a progressive vision.

New research out of the University of London shows that some viruses are more likely to kill men than women. Here's why. 

A recent study in neurotheology states religious experiences might have helped our brain evolve. 

Here's something to think about the next time you see a filthy Abe Lincoln on the sidewalk.

Brain blood flow in those with cannabis use disorder was found to be significantly restricted.   

A new study finds that non-human primates have the vocal tract required for human-type speech.

Magnetic reconnection this fast shouldn’t be possible, yet we see it everywhere we look. Finally, we know why. “We are inside this plasma,and plasma is inside everything. It is incandescentin the […]

Start at the beginning sounds like good advice, and yet it isn't, says Tim Ferriss. He explains the value of the mastering the endgame, and of carving out empty space.

Our special place on the planet becomes harder to stomach the more we destroy it. 

One controversial aspect, O’Neill says the FDA should only regulate drugs for safety, not efficacy.   

NASA debuted its own Giphy channel packed with gifs of the their missions and research.

Harvard bioethicist Glenn Cohen knows in his gut that sex and sexual reproduction are areas of human life that involve moral dilemmas. But when it comes to resolving those dilemmas and taking action, he recognizes the need to "go beyond the gut."

A Cornell University professor believes he has our food, climate, and fuel revolution answered all with one organism: microalgae.   

Merging black holes are some of the most extreme events in the Universe. Could a modified event horizon reveal quantum gravity? “The bedrock nature of space and time and the unification […]

The newest wave in ethics is also the oldest.

Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the future of jobs and the government's role in a rapidly changing society.

Any story we tell of our species, any science of human nature, that ignores how important stories are in shaping what and how we think and feel is false. We evolved to be ultra-social (and self-deficient), so we care deeply about character and plot.  

Facebook can flip your digital identity on and off at the switch; that is way too much power for any corporation to have, says Oliver Luckett — and we handed it to them.

Only two things will change the minds of science skeptics: appeals to their ego, or their wallets.