# space
Dinosaurs may have had no choice but to get wiped out by a catastrophic impact from outer space. But we have options. And we're starting to test them on real asteroids.
# science
The question of nature vs. nurture may never be settled when it comes to humans.
# education
We live in a world science fiction and dreams built. Then we let the worst among us turn it into a nightmare.
# health
The quest for a minimalistic life could be the best thing for the future of humanity.
# health
We held the key to defeating the COVID-19 in our hands. Then, our worst citizens gave the virus a second lease on life, and millions more will die before this is over.
# science
When science, the media, and short-sighted metrics meet, the end result is often long on flash and short on facts.
# science
New research says that talking to strangers has a lot of mental benefits. And they may just help us out of the societal mess we're in today.
# longform
Today's conspiracy theorists are baffling to old school skeptics because their motives are completely different, much simpler, and much more disturbing.
# astrobiology
A popular thought among experts thinking about alien life is that any intelligent life we discover in space will be artificial. But how realistic is this notion?
# space
The next big space race isn't the United States vs. China, it's Musk vs. Bezos. And who wins has the potential to change our lives.
# politics
Today's typical working hours are a result of politics, compromise, and ideology. Now, some experts are finally asking what science says is the perfect work week, and why.
# science
Many of us are taught that civilization started around 5,000 years ago, even though we know it's actually much older. But just how old is it really?
# astrobiology
Former military pilots and officers often share UFO stories with the media. But what if some of those objects really are from alien words? How would we know? What would we do?
# tech
With so many imagining a future where machines exist not just by our side but as parts of us, we may have made sure that we have no choice but to become part robot.
# health
As parts of the world attempt to return to their pre-COVID normal, millions of people are anxious about declaring the pandemic over. They're right.
