A common plot device of all those obnoxiously entertaining teen movies from the 2000s actually has some scientific validity.

The notion of a static universe wasn't always fringe. Albert Einstein himself first applied general relativity to a static ...

According to our best understanding, the universe is expanding – and is doing so at an accelerating rate. This is believed to ...

During a hospital resuscitation, a nurse removed an unconscious man’s dentures and placed them in a drawer of a crash cart.

Researchers found that nearly 70 per cent of participants experienced persistent, clinically significant sleep problems, ...

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has created a widespread misconception. Because large language models can ...

This video takes a close look at the true motion of string instruments, such as the guitar, which has really bizarre movement ...

In a new study, University of Maryland astronomers spotted a supermassive black hole lurking at the edge of a galaxy. It’s ...

Biosensors have revolutionized home healthcare over the last two decades. Devices like wearable heart rate and blood glucose ...

A team of researchers has discovered that the winds generated by supermassive black holes are 100 times more powerful than ...

Hundreds of feet below Earth’s surface, rocks and water teem with fungi and support complex ecosystems of tiny organisms, ...

Philosopher and Big Think columnist Jonny Thomson explores why evil is oddly easier to fight than stupidity, why Hitler's own ...