Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?

Big data is here to save your dinner.

The wonder and the ethics of deep time. The "wood-wide-web". The claustrophobia of the Anthropocene. In our 200th episode, UNDERLAND author Robert MacFarlane takes us on a journey deep into the Earth and ourselves.

Two independent techniques give precise but incompatible answers. Here’s how to resolve it. If you didn’t know anything about the Universe beyond our own galaxy, there are two different pathways you […]

There are clues to the future and past trapped in Greenland's ice.

Scientists may have seen a way to cure a maddening symptom of hearing loss.

Science, theology, and the divine creator as a verb.

Its scarcity could impact scientific research as well as the high-tech industry.

The U.S. law regulating the cosmetics industry was passed in 1938, and it hasn't been significantly updated since.

Ever wondered why the longest day of the year happens when it does?

Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.

If we restrict ourselves to looking for extraterrestrial life on Earth-like worlds, we might miss it entirely. When we think about life out there in the Universe, far beyond the […]

Michael Pollan explains what goes on during the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.

Three academic papers from Australia shows sizable bone spurs growing at the base of our skulls.

Facebook was careful to say that Libra is not maintained internally and is instead serviced by a non-profit collective of companies.

The study highlights the incredible neuroplasticity of the brain.

"I share this honor with ancestors and teachers who inspired in me a love of poetry," the 68-year-old poet said.

The Flynn effect shows people have gotten smarter, but some research claims those IQ gains are regressing. Can both be right?

A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.

NASA JPL takes a first step toward a GPS for space.