What's that pale blue dot in the center there? A single atom, visible to the naked eye: http://ed.gr/nn3o

Keep calm and say hello to the aliens.

In the 19th century, anatomist Richard Owen separated the family Felidae into “roarers” and “purrers.” Today, based on that distinction, some definitions consider cats “big” only if they roar — that’s lions, tigers, jaguars and leopards.

Wealth inequality is no recent phenomenon.

The equations may be arcane, but the applications are anything but.

There's a wide variation in how languages deal with gender. No matter how we talk about it though, gendered language affects how we think.

Thank the insects for psychedelic mushrooms.

In Russia, spacecraft land in your backyard. http://ed.gr/uczc

There's an inverse relationship between believing your political views are superior and being informed, study says.

Depression often makes itself known through the type of language those suffering from it use.

Researchers create and use two new synthetic letters of DNA.

Meteoric metal has turned up in archaeological digs the world over. Why were ancient peoples so fascinated by it?

Self-driving Uber and Lyft cars could actually make traffic worse.

Even rats are well-acquainted with the concept of "quid pro quo"