Your brain and body constantly recalibrate what ‘hard’ feels like. The effect of overcoming one small challenge can ripple ...

Last month, Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, introduced fully electric passenger boats into its scheduled river transport ...

Lü Yufeng's concept of the holographic culinary feast originated from a technology and art exhibition abroad. At the ...

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Spending time by yourself doesn't have to feel awkward-in fact, it might be the most refreshing gift you can... The post 12 ...

Knight Initiative researchers are investigating the detailed processes behind how the brain learns to control movement. Their discoveries may eventually lead to improved therapies for Parkinson's ...

The world’s strangest science awards return this week. The Ig Nobels — a riff on “ignoble” — will be awarded Thursday at Boston University in an annual celebration of the quirky side of scientific ...

When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia, researchers are searching for answers, ...

Geothermal energy taps the earth’s heat from hot water springs on the surface or reservoirs deep underground, using steam to ...

Grace after 70 isn’t magic—it’s staying curious, useful, and able to get off the floor with a smile Graceful aging isn’t a ...

The historian Kyle Harper on the history of plagues, the rise of anti-vaccination politics, and why measles is back in ...

Learners from schools around the Western Cape enjoyed a week of interactive science learning at UCT’s Science Week.