Research shows that psilocybin leads people away from materialism and toward transcendentalism. Apparently, mushrooms teach metaphysics.

Scientific pluralism is the notion that some questions must be approached from many angles. How can we integrate these scientific models?

Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.

Communication with home will be difficult on long-haul space flights. The longer this isolation goes on, the more detached a crew becomes.

Despite the wide diversity of spider species, most orb-weavers seem to follow the same playbook when building their webs.

Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the "least spooky" interpretation no longer works.

The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.

Social conflicts can leave molecular marks on animals, according to recent research on the ant species Harpegnathos saltator.

To overcome burnout, we need to change how we think about the relationship between dignity and work, argues Jonathan Malesic.

Does the voice in your head castigate the voice coming out of a recording device?

A new control system, demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to jump across uneven terrain in real-time.

Although equal parts Hollywood blockbuster and Putinist propaganda, "Trotsky" still manages to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s revolutionary past.

The most momentous and significant events in our lives are the ones we do not see coming. Life is defined by the unforeseen.

Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.

Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.

A recent study illuminated surprising differences in how men and women seek help when struggling with relationships.

We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.

Daylight saving time was first implemented during the first world war to take advantage of longer daylight hours and save energy. While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal […]

Winner takes all, losers die, and participants have no choice but to play.

We pretend to be in control, but we have frighteningly little knowledge upon which to base our life’s decisions.

The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.

Without these two elements, we’re doomed to fail. In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible to have sufficient expertise to figure out what the complete, comprehensive, scientifically validated truth surrounding […]

Delaying or refusing vaccines for non-medical reasons is literally a killer choice. When it comes to issues at the intersection of science and society, there are all sorts of things that […]

Only the best physical theories outlast the minds that invented them. Throughout the 20th century, a number of discoveries revolutionized our Universe. The discovery of the interior structure of atoms as […]

Hidden variables aren’t ruled out, but they can’t get rid of quantum weirdness. Ever since the discovery of the bizarre behavior of quantum systems, we’ve been forced to reckon with […]

When you view your right hand in a mirror, it appears as a left hand. Writing is reversed, as is the direction of any spinning object: clockwise becomes counterclockwise and […]

We have to use the right definition for the specific question we’re asking. When it comes to the Universe, we frequently characterize objects by examining and reporting on their physical […]

We give it the flight plan, and it takes care of the rest. It has to. Here’s why. No matter how advanced our technology becomes, there are certain limits that can […]

We’ve almost got the entire story. James Webb will put the last piece into place. In all of science, there are really only two ways that something can be “known” to […]

Are space and time real like atoms are, or is spacetime just a calculational tool? When most of us think about the Universe, we think about the material objects that […]