Limiting smartphone exposure in teens is probably a good idea. It’s also easier said than done.

Nobody foresaw that a science-fiction story about a moisture farmer's adventure with a rag-tag group of interstellar ne'er-do-wells would break box-office records for 40 years and redefine American storytelling. But this Harvard Law professor has a few ideas why it's stuck around.

Researchers create a new form of matter, first theorized 50 years ago.

Another scintillating installment of Comment of the Week is here. Did you make the cut? 

The first component of a planned “space kingdom” has been launched into orbit.

There’s so much that we’ve discovered, looking as deeply as possible into the void. But what are we missing? Start with the laws of physics, a Universe full of a specific […]

Scientists identify for the first time two specific genes that may foster a predisposition for being gay in men.

How did Lego survive a near-total financial ruin? Why is Lyft way more popular that Uber amongst drivers? And how did Marvel gain a second wind some 60 years after it was founded?

The UN has commissioned a study of extreme poverty in the most of one of the world’s wealthiest nations, the United States.

Imagine a world in which all the babies born each day were randomly redistributed among the biological parents. The infant assigned to any given set of parents could be white, […]

That same pattern is seen in chimps and orangutans, primatologists say.

A silent gif is sweeping the web because many people think they can hear it.

It isn’t flat, and these simple observations that you can make from the ground can demonstrate it to anyone. From any one location on the surface of the Earth, it’s impossible […]

Emotions are the language of the unconscious, and in day-to-day life, they prevent us from sinking beneath an overwhelming flood of information. 

A new study addresses the question, while also raising even more questions.

For older adults, playing video games isn't just a way for older adults to keep in touch with the younger generation — it might be also be a way to stay in touch with memory itself.

100,000 years of human history and young adulthood is still getting weirder. Noël Wells on art, power, and our super dark times. 

Is "alloparenting" the end of family as we know it?  

Optical computers would be extremely fast, more energy efficient, and could store far more information than electronic ones.

Strong performance has an enormous impact on an organization’s viability — it boils down to a team of highly effective, dedicated workers who can complete tasks quickly and efficiently.