The change away from having to experience darkness, which we take for granted, is arguably one of the greatest disruptions of the natural order in the whole modern human experience.

It's the first time such conspicuous planning has been observed in the field -- in this case, Sumatra -- among non-human primates.

The newly discovered aquifers contain an estimated 250 billion cubic liters of water and could change the lives of the people living in Turkana, one of the country's driest and poorest regions.

The top rung of Patanjali’s eight-limbed Ashtanga ladder, Samadhi, has been defined in numerous ways. Usually associated with the last step before enlightenment, it is translated as ‘ecstasy,’ and has […]

You can manufacture a cathartic experience by writing out what you’re feeling.

After billions of years of "torturous evolution," an intelligent civilization might finally come about, only to "snuff themselves out in an instant of unforgivable neglect."

It's absolutely more important to be candid during difficult times than in easy times.

What's a toilet worth? The infographic below shows the annual cost of lack of access to sanitation. 

How is a noun, a thing, an ethic of human endeavor, a platform for innovation, a lens through which we look at how we do what we do.

NASA's "black-hole-hunter" spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has serendipitously discovered its first 10 supermassive black holes.

When the citadels of knowledge for knowledge’s sake collapse, the marketers rush in to fill the void. We’re in greater need now  than ever of epistemology – a careful, systematic examination of what we know and how we know it.

Elon Musk tends to be interested in industries that "a lot of people think are impossible or think you can’t succeed at - that’s usually where there’s opportunity."

Elon Musk tends to be interested in industries that "a lot of people think are impossible or think you can’t succeed at - that’s usually where there’s opportunity."

This video, courtesy of EarthCam, highlights the progress at the World Trade Center site from October, 2004 to September, 2013.

How do I want to put some measurements for myself to see if I can channel my periods of creativity more effectively?

Ever wondered what it would feel like to be Dr. House for a day and solve medical mysteries? CrowdMed might be able to help you. It is a service that […]

We’re one step closer to making it socially acceptable to be a college dropout without a real job. At the beginning of September, Stanford announced a fundamentally new type of […]

As part of this week's Festival of the Planets celebration, University College London has made available to the public a selection of historic images from its archive. Included are glimpses of the surface of Venus.

They're the first major finds by NASA's X-ray space observatory, which went into orbit last year. Scientists expect it to find many more in the near future.

Devices that take advantage of a revolutionary new solar energy technology could provide medical professionals in developing countries with a reliable means of sanitation.