Until the late 20th century, Western approaches to mental well-being focused mainly on treatments directly affecting brain function (via surgery, electric shock or pharmaceuticals, for example) or insight-oriented psychotherapy intended […]

If the Russian multimillionaire Dmitry Itskov has his way, we will be able to trade our bodies in forholograms and have computerized brains in 32 short years.  

Taking questions from readers online at The Guardian today, whistleblower Edward Snowden said the government can't stop the truth from getting out, even if he is jailed or murdered. 

“We’re seeing an unprecedented epidemic of depression in our society,” says Dr. Andrew Weil, “More people are being diagnosed with depression than ever, including millions of children.  The latest statistics […]

Beveridge did what he loved, followed his dream, and ended up beating the odds. Maybe his success is not such a fluke after all. 

We have a misconception that making things "isn’t knowledge work and it isn’t about ideas.

Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court majority, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that Myriad Genetics Inc. did not invent anything when it isolated two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. 

These tracks, captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are thought to have been created from sliding dry ice on the Red Planet's Russell Crater. 

An electric bicycle took off in a Prague exhibition hall yesterday and completed a 5 minute flight and safe landing. 

An electric bicycle took off in a Prague exhibition hall and completed a 5 minute flight and safe landing. 

Three Oxford academics will be stored after death at a cryogenic preservation facility until technology catches up. 

David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says media cover of the NSA Intercepts has been hyperbolic.

If we are able to create enough wealth for everyone on the planet to live full, healthy lives, can we do so without producing catastrophic damage to the planet or to ourselves?

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory released a video that captured multiple 'sun tornadoes,' or plasma moving across the sun’s surface. 

The sushi restaurant chain YO!Sushi has introduced a flying drone server at its flagship restaurant in London.

While Congress is bickering, we want to know what you think: should there be a legal pathway to citizenship for people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally?

This NOAA satellite image shows the tropical storm Andrea making its way up the East Coast.

Teenage hyper-polyglot Tim Doner speaks 20 languages, which he says often makes him become "a different person."

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a brain-computer interface that allows a person to guide a flying robot with their thoughts. 

Is poor food disposal really akin to stealing?