The Latest from Big Think

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An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.
Future cancer research may come from studying antler growth.
The more we learn about the microbiome, the more the pieces are fitting together.
We're going to have to reckon with our workweek sooner than later.
At the core of the largest star-forming region of the Local Group sits the biggest star we know of. Mass is the single most important astronomical property in determining the lives […]
How modern astronomy helps determine its precise timing. Sort of.
15mins
Here's how we stop a health crisis before it wreaks havoc on us.
Harvard psychologists discover why we dislike the people who deliver bad news.
If life exists on Mars, there's a good chance it's related to us, say researchers.
Americans' acceptance and desire of "dad bod" is increasing every year.
When thinking about your shortcomings, it pays to be kind.
2018's winter was particularly harsh on U.S. honeybees. What's causing bee populations to plummet, and what can we do about it?
7mins
Gigantic explosions of light are reverberating across the universe.
Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?
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 […]
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There are clues to the future and past trapped in Greenland's ice.