It's a common refrain: the world is more stressful, and humans are more stressed, than ever before. Commentators implicate a variety of causes: political instability, economic uncertainty, social medi ...

Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ta ...

The moon is a familiar sight - yet it is rarely illustrated correctly. This video will show you how to get it right!

PM on July 24th, 1964, a 38-year-old father of nine poured what he thought was 11 liters of solvent into a mixing tank. What followed was the worst radiological accident ...

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin -- the active compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms -- which could lead to new paths forward ...

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...

A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller ...

Every day, American veterans return home with wounds we cannot see. Since 2000, more than 480,000 service members have sustained traumatic brain injuries, and more than 600,000 veterans live wit ...

Is autism really on the rise—or are we just recognizing it more? This video breaks down what ASD is, explores real vs rumored causes, and examines how science separates fact from ...

(via MinuteEarth) Ok so “misaligned AI” is dangerous. But if it does decide to kill us, what SPECIFICALLY could it do?

(via Veritasium) Something strange happens when you trace how connected we are.

For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe, however, a new study suggests they might not exist at all. Instead, what we perceive as dark ...