Science

EDITORIAL

The James Webb Space Telescope looks like some weird, honeycomb, spaceship...thing. What gives? Well, this brilliant machine has a few tricks up its sleeve.

EDITORIAL

Maybe they irrationally hate your grandma. Maybe it's the blank stare. If you've asked yourself "Is my cat a psychopath?", science may have the answer.

EDITORIAL

Many claim that yoga has physical and mental benefits—but what does science have to say? Does this method of exercise really work?

EDITORIAL

How exactly did a single asteroid strike cause the dinosaurs to go completely extinct? Let's go back to that day and find out.

EDITORIAL

From the seemingly harmless mosquito to the powerful saltwater crocodile, here's a closer look at some of the world's most dangerous animals.

EDITORIAL

Checking our phone can instantly drag you into a hole of endless scrolling—but the consequences of this addiction are more nefarious than we realized.

EDITORIAL

The convergence two seemingly incompatible themes, science and religion, inspired one of Dali's greatest paintings: Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus).

PEOPLE

New research shows that the human survival instinct is more complicated and disturbing than we ever could have thought.

THINGS

New evidence reveals that a monk in medieval England figured out the 76-year cycle of Halley's comet 600 years before Halley made his discovery.

THINGS

We're still learning amazing new things about the brain even after more than 2,000 years of study.

THINGS

Rainforests are more than just lush, green jungles—they’re packed with wild facts that might surprise you. From hidden animal species to the air we breathe, these forests are full of secrets worth knowing.



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