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The satellite would burn instead of becoming more space debris.
New anthropological research suggests our ancestors enjoyed long slumbers.
Take a journey through the maze of interpretations of one of the most famous paintings in history.
The first COVID-19 vaccines are here. So are the anti-vaxxers. Over the past year, most of us have learned more about coronaviruses than we ever thought we’d need to know. […]
The author of "Auroville: The City Made of Dreams" talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.
Research from MIT's School Effectiveness & Inequality Initiative found making college more affordable cut dropout rates and boosted degree attainment.
Scientists find a new species of flower in a remote part of Hawaii.
For the Iroquois, it was a type of military training and a way to honor the gods.
It might not feel that way, but a 95% dark Universe really is the best game in town. No matter how much we might try and hide it, there’s an enormous […]
A large-scale meta-analysis aims to disprove the notion that pornography consumption causes sexual aggression and violence.
Reading code activates a general-purpose brain network, but not language-processing centers.
Boston Dynamics' notorious robot goes on an interplanetary mission.
First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.
Two new studies shed light on who first inhabited the islands, who replaced them, and how few people lived there.
A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.
An excessive focus on past failures can make learning about new situtations more difficult.
After a wait of 397 years in orbit, we’re finally getting a truly ‘Great’ Conjunction. Recently, December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn finally met. Looking towards the southwest skies from […]
At the height of the first wave, many people took heart from the drop in air pollution resulting from global lockdowns.
New research shows that experiencing an opposite-sex body in virtual reality impacted the subject's gender identity.