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The Chinese middle class is growing, and its members need a place to live.
It’s not that Astronomy has a “problem” that’s unique; it’s that they’re actually doing something about it. “Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding […]
Stephen Hawking says so.
How the future of astronomy — and something we can’t even see — might open up the dark Universe. This post is written by Sabine Hossenfelder, a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity & […]
This is how the world economy will grow through the year 2024, as predicted by Harvard University's Center for International Development (CID).
Bringing a whole new meaning to phrase "couch surfing."
Saying someone is as “pure as snow” has become a sarcastic insult thanks to a team of scientists.
The American Hispanic electorate is growing rapidly, but facts about voting trends among minorities and youths indicate they're still years away from holding real power.
Nothing fans the flames of nationalism like the sense of historical wrongs as yet "unrighted."
Last week’s $1.5 billion jackpot was a record that likely will be broken again and again. But when, if ever, should you play? “I’ve done the calculation and your chances of […]
These American artists once challenged the art world with epic land art. Where are today’s troublemakers?
When you remove the content, all that's left are soothing, colorful boxes.
Astronaut Scott Kelly channeled his inner Mark Watney.
Pilot study finds standing desks may have improved student test scores.
From 10 billion years ago, a cluster more than 500 trillion times the Sun’s mass is revealed to us. “If you take a galaxy and try to make it bigger, […]
Researchers strive for technology designed for extrasensory perception.
Hollywood is a gated community, and the stories it chooses to honor speak volumes about how it views race and gender in this country.
The good news: New York State just set up a site where residents can directly vote on whether or not they support the bill.
The first ultra high-energy map of the Universe is complete after six years. And there’s a surprise inside. “I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also […]