Why “letting there be light” in the Universe isn’t enough. “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” -Marcus Aurelius I want you […]

Who has the best chance of success for reaching Mars by 2030? Government-funded programs or private organizations?

"Scientific knowledge is an enabling power to do either good or bad — but it does not carry instructions on how to use it. Such power has evident value — even though the power may be negated by what one does with it."

Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain dissects the recent FCC net neutrality decision and asks whether it's nearly as earth-shattering as many of us suppose.

Adults who were breastfed as babies tend to have higher intelligence, spend longer at school, and earn more income, regardless of their family's social class. 

A bit, actually.

Cooking at home is healthier than eating out. But a recent study contests this assertion, saying it all depends on where you're getting your recipes.

Companies are investing in data-driven solutions that can shine a light on which business practices aren't working while offering solutions for improvement.

When an artist achieves visibility in popular culture — when they become famous — their work is forever changed.

Only after riders spend $35 on cab fare is it less expensive to take an Uber in New York City, according to researchers at Cambridge University, UK.

A major psychology journal has banned the use of the near-universally adopted practice of significance testing, citing recent evidence of the technique's unreliability. What will be the fallout for psychology as a field?

When he watched his close friend, one of the toughest of the tough in his Navy SEAL basic training class, fall to pieces after deployment to Afghanistan, Eric Greitens knew he had to write a book on resilience.

A new study concludes that some measures of intelligence peak much later in life than previously thought, like being able to accurately judge others' emotions, explaining why we often think of older people as wiser.

Our obsession with optimization has edged out our use for a gut. Instead of relying on instinct, we fall back on data to tell us how to optimize everything from productivity to life.

There’s a chance the Earth will turn green, and even though there’s no such thing as a green star, perhaps someday, the Sun will, too. “‘You are a different kind […]

It's widely thought that there's an age when you're at your mental prime, and then begin the decline. Not so, according to researchers. Different ages means reaching new peaks in your mental abilities.

Americans have accepted that the government spies on us, but a fair amount of people consider the government's actions acceptable.

Millennials don't actively seek out news — if it doesn't appear in their Facebook feed, they probably aren't going to see it.

A recent spat between Sen. Ted Cruz and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden represents the always-sticky relationship between Congress and the U.S. space agency.

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