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Tickets are on sale to view the launch of SpaceX's largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, which carries with it humanity's ambition to land astronauts on the surface of Mars.

According to science, you can control about 40% of your happiness.

There’s nothing new, recent, or remarkable about it. It’s just a typical cosmic pebble in the galactic ocean. Last year, the interstellar interloper ʻOumuamua passed through the inner Solar System. Originally […]

A new report finds China is now the leading nation in the publication of science and engineering research.

New tariffs enacted on solar panels and washing machines are coming under fire from some around the globe, while others are calling the move a positive step for jobs in the United States. 

This latest breakthrough allows for a limitless production of clones.

Research from my PrejudiceLab at Goldsmiths, University of London shows that people who score high on the collective narcissism scale are particularly sensitive to even the smallest offences to their group’s image.

Countries with top-down power hierarchies get things done quickly—but they just can't last.

Researchers find that an ancient chunk of North America is now a part of Australia, shedding light on Earth's first supercontinent Nuna.

The term “hodl” originated in a drunken post about Bitcoin from 2013, but it’s evolved into a movement in the cryptocurrency community.

Facebook announces a new unit of time called the “flick” that simplifies the creation of VR content.

Harvard's theoretical physicist Lisa Randall links the extinction of the dinosaurs to the mysterious "dark matter".

The neutron star-neutron star merger was initially only seen in 1 detector out of 3. Here’s how scientists didn’t let it slip away. On August 17th, 2017, a gravitational wave event […]

University of Bristol scientists find a way to levitate large objects with sound waves.

Think you detect some grade-A baloney? Here's how you can tell for sure.

Science Debate asks 2018 candidates to discuss their views on 10 vital scientific policy issues.

Neuroscientists are now starting to put TMR to work.

In her book, The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith details the four pillars of meaning, arguing that they're much more important than chasing happiness. 

CEO pay is based on...well, I don't really know what. But it's almost never based on performance, and many CEOs fail miserably while collecting a huge paycheck. Not Elon Musk.

It’s the first time the U.S. has fallen off the top 10 list since Bloomberg began its index.