In 1545 in the Duchy of Savoy, northwest of what is now Italy, a woman named Isabella della Volpe became pregnant. As she approached full term, Isabella suffered what was then called a brain ...

Some books don’t just change your thoughts, they rewire the circuitry behind them. These are the literary equivalents of serotonin and starlight: part therapy, part philosophy, part silent revolution.

Iana Shaheen, assistant professor of supply chain management, saw an opportunity to better serve her students when one of them told her about the Open Educational Resources program.

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

From mindful recipes to personal reflections and scientific insights, these books remind us that calm is not found in the absence of challenge, but in the way we meet it ...

The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago.

Douthat remains remarkably prolific, and a mark of that is his recent book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. He has been making the rounds on many other podcasts to promote the book. In the ...

The Trump administration has sharply cut funding for scientific research and eliminated thousands of jobs. We spoke to scientists about the work that was lost. By Alan Burdick By most metrics, 2025 ...

India has launched a National Red List Assessment to evaluate species conservation status, supporting commitments under global biodiversity frameworks. The program aims to publish red data books for ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to recognize a less admirable trait of Homo sapiens—self-centeredness.

A team of astronomers believe they may have found the most "pristine" star in the universe to date. According to the team, the gas that formed this star may have come from an elusive "population III" ...