Research, Space & Discovery
RFK Jr. Podcast Puts Ibogaine in the Spotlight—but How Strong Is the Evidence?
Switching to a more sustainable diet could halve food-related emissions in cities such as Amsterdam, while in cities such as Dhaka and Delhi, the focus should be more on making food production more su...
Addy Pross, MIT Press ReaderThe natural sciences divide nature into the disciplines of physics, chemistry, and biology. This is a pragmatic division that allows for the more effective...
Puerto Rico went from no drought to widespread extreme drought in just months as rainfall collapsed and water shortages spread. Puerto Rico usually enters its wet season in May. In 2026, however, the ...
The Hammerschmiede clay pit near Pforzen in the eastern Allgäu is famous for its wealth of finds: Besides fossils of two early anthropoid apes, the remains of numerous vertebrate species have been unc...
Jason Hanson, HansonWriterOn Tuesday, Jacob Tsimerman delivered a short lecture and answered questions on the occasion of the University of Toronto celebrating his Fields Medal, awarded in...
To be or not to be a gentle parent? That is the question. There is so much controversy these days about gentle parenting. What is it, and what is it not?
Matt von Hippel, Ars TechIt turns out Jean-Luc Picard was an even better starship helmsman than the writers knew. A physicist has gone through the details of a warp-speed trick from the...
Steven Novella, NeurologicaFor many science fiction fans the computer voice on the Enterprise is iconic, and is, in fact, "the" voice of any computer. Majel Barrett deliberately gave the...
Jennifer Byrne, Popular ScienceGrowing up, many of us remember dutifully taking a few more bites of protein (and, of course, vegetables) to appease our moms before we were allowed to...
Darren Orf, Pop MechOn March 7, 1533, a Portuguese three-masted carrack (also known as aNau) called theBom Jesus, or "Good Jesus,"...
Gregory Barber, QuantaSome math problems continue to haunt researchers long after they've been solved. A proof emerges, is even celebrated, and yet dissatisfaction lingers. Perhaps the...
David Nield, Sci AlertAtherosclerosis, the accumulation of fatty plaques in the arteries
Sara Hashemi, Ret WatchThe journalPeerJhas retracted astudythat attempted to capture tourists' "authentic responses" to venomous...
Benjamin Taub, Knowable MagazineWhen an abstract-looking ivory artifact emerged from the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany in 2015, archaeologists didn't know quite what to make of it....
Kelly Kizer Whitt, EarthSkyBlack holes might be hiding something from us.According to Einstein's theory of
Andrew McLean, The ConversationDrugs for treating depression are among the most prescribed category of medications in the U.S. -1 in 6...
University of WashingtonBirds evolved from dinosaurs. They share a common ancestor and physical traits — some dinosaurs even had feathers. But while these dinosaurs are thought to have...
Ohio State UniversityParents often learn the hard way that to make it anywhere on time, they should calculate how much time they think they need to get ready — and double it. It's hard...
Columbia UniversityPeople with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University...