If it proves true, it could heal the rift between quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.   

If you're constantly tired because you can't break your bad sleeping patterns, this super smart Sunrise Pillow might put you back in the game.

The SATs are often criticized for being biased towards wealthy students able to afford expensive tutors and test prep. Khan Academy is aiming to level the playing field through its free tutorial program, made in collaboration with the College Board. New findings by Khan Academy and the College Board showed that students who spent 20 hours on their free program did 60 points better than non-users. 

Even if you have a problem with the messenger, you still need to heed the message. “Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left […]

The stress we take on at work now will surely pay off in retirement, right? Well, brace yourself.

From Abraham Lincoln's founding of the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, to the US currently leading the world in the Nobel Prize count (a third of which we owe to immigrants), America was built on science. What happens when we doubt and defund it?

Nearly a half-century after Edward Abbey wrote Desert Solitaire, the book reminds us of the necessity of our national park system. 

The Los Angeles Hope Festival is the celebration and examination of hope and optimism, two paradigmatic mental attitudes that play a vital and influential role in our daily lives. 

Sponsored by the Hope & Optimism Initiative

If people figured out how to get along before religion, asks Frans de Waal, do we really need it?

If you value your life, stay away from U.S. Route 1 in Florida

We’ve discovered some behemoths, but one outclasses them all. “There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.” -Paul Gauguin […]

Jesus was a revered figure and prophet in the Quran. But what exactly do Muslims believe about him?

A study finds an increasing number of Americans live with serious mental issues and their access to healthcare is getting worse.

A cataclysmic event in our past may have led to this situation.   

A company plans to transform the world's most arid region by bringing icebergs from Antarctica.

They plan to record personality, memory, and body function information, and recreate it.   

Our consciousness distinguishes us from other animals. From an evolutionary perspective, consciousness gives humans a powerful advantage by allowing us to plan far into the future.

Are Macron and Le Pen re-enacting a centuries-old conflict?  

A new study finds a connection between brain lesions and the ability of a person to consider other beliefs.