Welcome to Star Trek: Discovery. From science to ethics and more, how does the new series’ debut stack up? “If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a […]

Shaka spent nearly two decades in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, and spent 7 of those years in solitary confinement. But he says that it's life after prison that can be much more shocking.

One researcher called it “the ultimate in the miniaturization of machinery.”  

Meditation is a lot more than just chilling out and reflecting. It can actually rewire your brain to become a better person.

Early childhood science education can have significant positive effects on the achievement gap and on students’ educational outcomes later on.

A study finds how hits from giant meteorites during Earth's early days impacted plate tectonics and the planet's magnetic field.

How three factors come together to unfreeze the ice, and unlock the potential for extraterrestrial life. “Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a […]

The philosopher could very well be in Mean Girls with this kind of theory. 

Half the pain of paying taxes is having no control over where it goes. This Harvard professor has a great idea to give people more of a voice... and it involves just a very slight change in something as boring as a parking ticket.

 Stories of a giant tree rat in the Solomon Islands have turned out to be true. Meet Uromys vika.

A new system proposes a voucher system for the .S. that could increase organ donations.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, famous in part for using his scientific literacy to point out flaws in TV and movies, recently criticized the good and bad science behind HBO's Game of Thrones.

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Humanities scholar Stephen Greenblatt on one particular story that just won't let us go. 

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announces plans for a new rocket that would completely revamp the current fleet.

A new podcast tells the incredible tale of the next great leap into the Universe “And so far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to run a program that’s just a […]

From what it’s expanding into to whether things are moving faster-than-light, this clears up some of our greatest misconceptions. “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders […]

Who will live on the this brand-new floating nation in the South Pacific—and how?

20 million ready-but-sterile male mosquitoes are being released in California to reduce local populations. 

Even things like appetite and tiredness move through social networks, researchers found.   

An increase in carbon dioxide is not doing good things to our produce. Or bodies.