science

Overcoming assumptions when it comes to gender and capabilities is the key to a successful society.

Take the circumstances in your life seriously, but not literally. Here’s why.

When it comes to scientific theory, (or your personal life) be sure to question everything.

“On the spectrum from worry to action, parents can choose to act,” a new report states.

Most of it was eaten by Earth’s mantle, but scraped-off bits survive in the Alps and other mountain ranges.

The private sector may need the Outer Space Treaty to be updated before it can make any claims to celestial bodies or their resources.

NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller explains what astronomers actually do, and how can you become one.

Why do people with bigger hands have a better vocabulary? That’s one question deep learning can’t answer.

Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”

While the blockbuster franchise might have given us a distorted view of science’s capabilities to address species extinction, new research might come close to “resurrecting” lost species’ DNA.

There’s concrete tradeoff logic lurking beneath the numbers and market abstractions.

How do you develop the next big idea? You pull together people who are both curious and passionate.

From literature to physics, the annual Nobel Prizes aim to highlight the most groundbreaking achievements in every field.

Conventional wisdom believes “screen time” disrupts mental development, but research hints at a more complicated relationship between our minds and digital technology.

Turkish government is trying to silence its own.

Has misinformation clouded our understanding of the anti-aging power of hormones?

Scientists find promising results in trial to reverse biological aging.

A study at the University of Oregon puts a longstanding myth to rest.

Determining whether human nature is short-sighted when it comes to survival-necessary situations

An argument for STEAM, not STEM.

The science of learning is decades ahead of the education system. How can we bring education into the present?

So much for rest in peace.

A question that’s baffled physicists for nine years has been resolved by the simplest possible answer.

He lost his passion for poetry and other aesthetic, spiritual interests.

We trust science more than we even realize, and yet we’re quick to reject it. Why?

If teachers weren’t taught to fear failure, could they see greater success in the mission of education?

Despite acceptance by many insurance companies, a number of studies don’t confirm its effectiveness.

The development of implicit biases starts at a young age and then they get reinforced over time.

Exploring the idea that objects we perceive in everyday life do not reflect objective reality.

Do you know the implicit biases you have? Here are some ways to find them out.