Space missions in 2022 will include massive rockets and asteroid collisions. This is also the year space tourism starts to hit its stride.
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Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.
With around 5,000 summertime residents, increased tourism, and a warming planet, it is becoming difficult to protect Antarctica from invasion.
Treatments for depression have significantly improved since the 1980s. So why isn’t the rate of depression decreasing?
In Orwell’s dystopian novel, the government uses Newspeak to control thoughts by controlling language. But thoughts do not require language.
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
With advanced laser technology and an appropriate sail, we could accelerate objects to ~20% the speed of light. But would they survive?
New technology is helping physicists move forward in the search for the Theory of Everything.
Undiagnosed brain disease or divine inspiration? The origins of the French composer’s most provocative composition remain up for debate.
In movies and TV shows, aliens look like pointy-eared humans. Is this realistic? If evolution is predictable, then it very well might be.
After a night of partying and heavy drinking, you might be tempted to Google “hangover cures.” Unfortunately, there aren’t any.
Pokémon has people wandering the world to enslave wild and magical creatures so they can fight in painful blood sports. What’s fun about that?
Particle physics needs a new collider to supersede the Large Hadron Collider. Muons, not electrons or protons, might hold the key.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
Upskilling prepares today’s workforce for tomorrow’s opportunities, positioning organizations for success in the future.
Centuries ago, the plague forced people into quarantine for years. Isaac Newton and Galileo used the time to revolutionize the world.
From 1974 to 1978, the chimps of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania were at war with each other, the first time conservationists saw chimps engage in calculated, cold-blooded killing.
A recent study offers new insights into the so-called marriage wage premium.
Hybrid working, robot fast food workers, and the rapid acceleration of NFTs are just the beginning.
From before the Big Bang to the present day, the Universe goes through many eras. Dark energy heralds the final one.
If you want to be an authentic person, embrace reality. Don’t try to clamber your way up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Setting resolutions for the new year means you think the future is up to you — but is it?
One player’s pawn is another’s farmer. And at one time, the queen was a rather powerless virgin.
Known as primordial black holes, they could thoroughly change our Universe’s history. But the evidence is strongly against them.
The majority of countries are democracies. But how many people enjoy democratic rights?
For many, it was just a successful launch like any other. But for scientists around the globe, it was a victory few dared to imagine.
Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.
Mental health, healing and pulling together were key themes of 2021, according to the world’s most popular search engine. Google processes billions of requests every day and its Year in Search […]