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New techniques in cryogenics may fundamentally affect the identity of the revived.

It perpetuates a vicious cycle of physical pain and psychological anguish.

The periodic table offers up so many possibilities, but some things are off-limits in our Solar System. “There’s no god, it’s the elements that control this world and everything on it.” […]

Many people are turning to Pilates over pews in new American gathering spaces, writes Jason Kelly. 

Irish scientists make an unexpected discovery about light by devising a new experiment. 

Closing in on 35 years since HIV was first discovered, medical science is now starting to see the possibility of a day when HIV will be curable. In fact, new research has developed several possible strategies which could eliminate the virus from the body. But challenges remain.   

Your state of mind affects how you breathe, and how you breathe determines your emotional state. Here is a breathing technique to restore calmness, concentration, and energy.

Already-created neural pathways make it hard to correct our mistakes going forward.

A first study of its kind finds that psilocybin-containing "magic" mushrooms can be effective in treating depression.

The solution might not be easy, but researchers have identified strategies that help all children thrive in the classroom.

Children who grow up in cities have higher rates of psychosis than others. Researchers find that social cohesion and crime rates are important to these differences.

Nine wars have been predicted to erupt since the early 1990s, and all have failed to materialize. That's a result of trade, the interconnectedness of financial markets, and supply chain integration.

Our best "Big Picture" of the universe might be Sean Carroll's “poetic naturalism.” But his skillfully framed physics and philosophy synthesis needs more “moral geometry” and a “naturalistic fallacy” update.

Could finding a planet capable of supporting humans already be within our reach? “The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so vast and the treasures hidden in the heavens so […]

Float tanks are increasing in popularity due to their role in stress reduction and even altered states of consciousness. 

NASA could get a crew of astronauts to orbit Mars by 2033 without increasing its budget beyond the rate of inflation, says Bill Nye the Science Guy. That's exciting news.

Ultra-deep field? Move over; there’s a new deepest-view of all! “In other words, theory attempts to segregate the minimum number of possible worlds which must include the actual world we inhabit. […]

The Urban Confessional project offers free listening to anyone who has no one to talk to.

Humor — more specifically, humor done standing up in front of an audience — is something that humans can claim all to their own.

A recent study out of Australia has crunched data over a 29-year timespan and found no correlation between cellphone usage and brain cancer. Hooray!