My latest novel, The Fiction Writer, is a modern-day gothic mystery that explore the boundaries of creative freedom. It asks questions about writing and ownership and who owns the right to tell any…
Reindeer probably feel more rested after ruminating, according to the first study recording the animal’s brain patterns using electroencephalography
After contracting COVID-19, patients may have higher risk of heart failure from persistent viral infection in their hearts, even without deve
In 1949, an American author named Joseph Campbell published a book titled The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he claims that, fundamentally, all the great stories that human beings have ever told follow the exact same pattern, which is innate in the human consciousness and therefore present in every culture during every...
The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.
The interwoven strands of a permeable Europe
The events of 2023 showed that A.I. doesn’t need to be that good in order to do damage.
Exercise intolerance is one symptom associated with long COVID. A new study helps explain its cause.
Engineered immune cells, most commonly used to treat cancers, show their power against lupus and other immune disorders.
Toxic particles from tyre wear almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts as weight of cars increases
Those results build on midstage trial data Moderna and Merck released earlier this year, which examined the efficacy of the combination over a shorter period.
"As we’ve acquired more observations, the cosmos is saying 'hey, there’s a signature here, and it can only come from fission.'"
Starting today, the world's most famous comet is on its way back through the solar system towards Earth.
With seven protons and two neutrons, the lopsided atomic nucleus of nitrogen-9 pushes the limits of what can even be considered a nucleus.
A photo from 1978 shows famous Catalan surrealist painter Juan Miró in his Taller Sert, surrounded by his paintings. In the background, the bright, intense yellow of Femme dans le rue (1973), stands out. Fifty years later, that cadmium-based yellow is faded and chalky. The same phenomenon has affected 25 other paintings in the...
A distant comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus is accompanied by a transforming disk of icy dust, new observations reveal.
Plants, animals, and many fungi typically grow through the process of binary fission, a form of asexual reproduction that allows a cell to divide, multiply, and produce new cells that are specialized for certain activities.
Authorities in Gaza City have condemned what they say was the deliberate destruction of the city’s main public library by Israeli forces after finding the building in ruins while a ceasefire was be…
The Milky Way is a bit of an oddity, but it turns out we're just really good at social distancing.
The International Space Station has exceeded its intended lifespan. What will replace it?
It’s easy to think of stone as static, immutable, but as Eternal Medium shows, stone is a slice of the earth itself, as alive as the artists who mold and shape it.
The advent of stone-, bronze-, and iron-working were all turning points in human history. But what about the working of wood? Learn more about the material ages of archaeology — and whether wood is one of them.
Confronting the catastrophe of the Second World War, four composers produced strikingly different responses.
Would you watch a play about hydro electricity? How about the dairy industry?
