science

A new study challenges international life expectancies.

The collapse of Theranos reminds us that in science, facts have the last word.

Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances.

The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.

An outbreak in the number of measles cases in the UK has resulted in the country losing its World Health Organization dedicated “measles-free” status. The culprits responsible for this decline: […]

What makes a life worth living as you grow older?

From computer hacking to biohacking, Dave Asprey has embarked on a quest to reverse the aging process.

Scientists make an important discovery for the future of computing.

Mother Nature and the laws of physics have a death warrant out for humanity, says Michio Kaku. Can we escape it?

Check out these mysterious optical illusions that affect our visual perception.

A large new study pinpoints a technique to achieving better grades and success in life.

The first human-monkey hybrid has allegedly been created in a Chinese lab.

The premier hospitals tend to have the most superbugs — they also have the best experts.

Stargazing is a form of time travel.

Stargazing is a form of time travel.

Someday we’ll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner.

If philosophers don’t try to mesh their long-held views with new scientific insights, then we have a problem.

What you eat — and when — can make you superhuman.

Tiny glassy beads called microtektites were found in fossilized shell remains.

Eric Weinstein says that we need to rethink the current scientific model to allow for more dreaming.

Going back to the moon will give us fresh insights about the creation of our solar system.

She may not be ours forever.

“It is almost impossible to put into words the difference that Alan Turing made to society.”

LSD may help us change our lives by spurring perspective shifts.

Twain and Tesla had similar passions and an amusing friendship.

Here’s what neuroscience and psychology have to say about how people humanize and dehumanize one another.

Soon we’ll be able to blink and instantly go online via computer chips attached to our eyes.

The resistance movements may be more about identity than science.

The more Greenland melts, the more Greenland melts. Here’s why.

Here are just two of the practical and philosophical crises surrounding biodiversity breakdown.