Every cosmetic cream under the sun promises “a more youthful look” with dubious results. But scientists at MIT may have found a way to bottle a face-lifting cream that smooths out wrinkles.

Researchers like Dr. Nadine Burke Harris have recognized the negative impacts that adverse childhood experiences can have on health. But now we understand more about the resiliency factors as well.

Doing ritual, whether it's a religious ceremony or a simple greeting on the street, is a powerful way to break bad habits and improve our lives, says Harvard historian Michael Puett.

Diagnosis, treatment, research, patient compliance, and follow-up—all of these are going to be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI). Better treatment options and outcomes, and better results are on the way, but challenges remain.   

A Canadian teen who discovered a lost Mayan city via satellite imagery is not backing down from the critics.

How you perform on an individual task — an exam or project at work — does not predict longterm success as well as a behavior called "grit." So what is grit, and how can we use it to succeed?

How propranolol, a drug used for years to combat high blood pressure, can actually change the fear response to PTSD, traumatic stimuli, and triggers. 

Dietary fats were demonized in the fifties due to shoddy evidence. After decades of a diet heavy in carbs and sugars, we're finally learning the truth.

During a live audio conference, NASA announced the discovery of 1,284 confirmed exoplanets as part of a new method outlined in a recent study. This method may help cut down the busywork of finding habitable planets. 

And the story of how the greatest act of WWII sabotage stopped it. “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” -J. Robert Oppenheimer In the 1930s, as Europe stood on […]

Being your true self means being present under trying circumstances, but that takes practice and a certain amount of self-knowledge. Here's what you need to know to get started.

Self-compassion is a better strategy for feeling good about yourself than the promotion of self-esteem. 

Chinese philosophers have suggested “You… should not think of yourself as a single, unified being.” The Path, a book by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, can explain (with help from Plato, Kant, Eden, Hume, Confucius, Kahnenman...).    

Five of the Solomon Islands have vanished due to rising sea levels. The effects of climate change will be keeping cartographers busy as our borders continue to shift.

You might already have the lived experience of how difficult it can be to work and be a mom at the same time. But you might not have thought about how where you live plays a role.

The Indian government has a new and ambitious plan for reforestation. Learn about the energy and economic benefits of trees, and whether or not it's likely the plan will ever come to fruition.

Music is an undeniably powerful force, and the science behind it suggests we create music because of some deeply rooted impulses. Bill Nye the Science Guy explains how deep our love of music is.

If you expected them to be like Earth’s dunes, prepare to be surprised! “Actually I think Art lies in both directions — the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand […]

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a successful, albeit disgusting way to cure gastrointestinal diseases. It is also being tested to treat other illnesses. FMT helps replace beneficial gut bacteria whose numbers have been reduced in the microbiome of the human colon.  

Einstein called it spooky, but if we figure it out right, can we learn about distant star systems instantaneously? “Trying to understand the way nature works involves a most terrible […]