The Latest from Big Think

Jose Carlos Norte has found a way to fingerprint Tor users and track them based on their mouse movements. However, the exploit can only be used if JavaScript is enabled in the browser.

The Federal Highway Administration has rescinded its approval for the use of an alternative roadside typeface called Clearview, once again making the 70-year-old Highway Gothic typeface the single standard for directional signage.

A group of scientists got together to make a case for going back to the moon in the latest issue of New Space. They see it as a gateway which will open up the rest of our solar system, namely, Mars. The bigger question is how much is this side trip going to cost us?

Hint: it doesn’t have anything to do with our blue skies. “Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I’m on a time machine. I am back to that […]

Researchers predict a rise in “extreme precipitation” across most of the world. They say this forecast includes arid regions, which may not be prepared to handle extra rainfall.

Today's video is part of a series on female genius, in proud collaboration with 92Y's 7 Days of Genius Festival.

The new “most distant galaxy” is a shocker! “Our spectroscopic observations reveal the galaxy to be even farther away than we had originally thought, right at the distance limit of what […]

A live-blog event of a fabulous public lecture given by Katie Freese on the unseen components in our Universe. “If you take everything we know… it only adds up to […]

Three maps show how Greece is taking the brunt of Europe's refugee crisis

And the story you heard about their origin being solved? It’s 100% wrong. “From a little spark may burst a flame.” -Dante Alighieri Although it was recently reported that a mysterious […]

As long as anti-abortion activists oppose social welfare programs, which provide a safety net for children after they are born, the former governor will no longer refer to them as pro-life.

Scientists are going to ground-zero of one of Earth's most notable disasters—to the Chicxulub crater to dig to the heart of the asteroid that collided into the Earth 66 million years ago.

Scientific discovery is more complex than simply observing the physical world. How we observe and how we draw conclusions is driven by the human imagination, says Mr. Shatner.

Tuition costs have risen faster than any other set of costs in the USA. There’s a way to combat it, but we have to be brave. “When we make college more […]

Chief film critic A.O. Scott discusses how virtual reality may change the movie-going experience. People have predicted the death of cinema over and over, he says, but people still love going to the movies.

Today's video is part of a series on female genius, in proud collaboration with 92Y's 7 Days of Genius Festival.

Any normal person with a smartphone would take a picture of an aurora and post it on social media, which is what led Elizabeth MacDonald and Nathan Case to found the Aurorasaurus website. Since scientists can't be everywhere at all times to spot these auroras, they rely on social media to do it for them.

New evidence could help spark a renewed debate about restoring Pluto's planethood. Images from NASA’s New Horizons mission reveals the “dwarf planet” may have clouds, which would indicate a weather system.

Religious practices run deep in many cultures and their influence will be slow to fade away. But this shouldn't deter a scientific outlook from helping us make practical decisions in life.

Researchers have discovered that the apps you have installed on your phone can predict your age, income, gender, and marital status.