For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data point makes your ...

Marcelo Bigliassi is an Assistant Professor of Psychophysiology and Neuroscience at Florida International University. He receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), serves on the ...

When you lift weights, walk up a steep hill or ride a bike, your body is continuously sending sensory signals to your brain. These signals paint a picture of the physical sensation of what you’re ...

Below are eight decorations that often whisper “played safe, bought the set, followed the trend”—and simple ways to elevate them without spending like a celebrity. Before we dive in, a quick reframe I ...

When your brain is fried and your bandwidth’s blinking red, these 10 tiny pastimes can change the channel. Some days your bandwidth is a blinking red light. That’s when “high-effort self-care” ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking. The damaging thoughts swirl: “I’m an impostor.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m failing at my job.” Feeling ...

The number of registered independent voters is on the rise in the U.S., forcing campaigns to grapple with tough questions about how to target these voters ahead of next year’s midterms and the 2028 ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered the text on the Rosetta stone, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization. The stone had been ...