Did you know the Metro to Embarcadero Station passes through a buried Gold Rush ship?

Despite recent bad press, Tesla's autopilot likely saved the life of a man who experienced a severe medical condition while driving. He asked his car to drive him to the nearest hospital.

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson talks us through her writing and editing process, and gives useful steps for how to handle criticism.

There are some who feel that cemeteries should be treated as sacred places and should be exempt from the Pokemon experience. There are others who feel that they want to catch a Pokemon right now.

Does your galaxy have a black eye? It’s not because of violence, I promise! “He ate and drank the precious Words,his Spirit grew robust;He knew no more that he was poor,nor […]

Germany and Japan have far fewer incidences of gun-related violence than the United States. What can we learn from how they regulate firearms to decrease the number of American tragedies?

The California State Assembly named August Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.

The explosive success on Pokémon Go ushers in an age of augmented reality that will change us.

A first-ever full-body transplant will be performed by controversial Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero who became famous when he enlarged on plans to remove the heads of two people.

Why do so many of us fall for the quick-fixes and dieting fads to lose weight, which only leave us disappointed and a little poorer?

If you’re looking for a point in space, the answer is going to shock you. “The world you see, nature’s greatest and most glorious creation, and the human mind which gazes […]

Emma Seppälä, Ph.D says that multi-tasking makes us unhappy and less productive. Leo Babauta of zen habits provides concrete strategies for applying these ideas of mindful single-tasking to our relationships with our email accounts.

Bill Nye laughs in the face of the robo-pocalypse. Or more accurately, he laughs at those who worry that AI might run amok. If we build robots that want to kill us, he says, we can just unplug them.

A noted economist and futurist Robin Hanson sees a civilization of brain simulations or "ems" rising within the next 100 years.

Vampires and the Fountain of Youth are living legends once again. New studies that hope to find youthful properties in the blood of humans under the age of 25. What could go wrong?

The study was conducted by Cambridge researchers.

More than a million times what we make at the LHC, these could be the ultimate keys to nature. “Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” –Bill Bryson […]

Linguist Noam Chomsky presents two very basic questions about language that are still open for debate.

In 2017, Moon Express will be the first private company to land on the moon. Its goal is to mine the moon’s resources and use the lunar surface as a stepping stone for exploring the rest of the universe.

The famous inventor Nikola Tesla shared his views on dieting and exercising that helped him think better and live longer.